10-year survival rate for Lupus: 90 percent live at least 10 years after diagnosis (Source: excerpt from Connective Tissue Diseases: NWHIC).
(Photo: Wiki Commons /Flickr). Phytophthora is a type of water mold, also known as an oomycete. Just like pythium, phytophthora is an exceptionally aggressive fungus that causes both economic and environmental damage. When a plant is infected, it is unable to absorb nutrients or water because of dead root tissue.Photo: Wiki Commons /Flickr). Phytophthora is a type of water mold, also known as an oomycete. Just like pythium, phytophthora is an exceptionally aggressive fungus that causes both economic and environmental damage. When a plant is infected, it is unable to absorb nutrients or water because of dead root tissue.
Platyhelminthes. (flatworms), a large group of bilaterally symmetrical free-living or parasitic invertebrates. The Platyhelminthes are classified as a subphylum of the phylum Scolecida or as a separate phylum. Flatworms range in length from 0.1 mm to several meters. The body is usually flattened and oval or somewhat elongate. It may be unsegmented or divided into several segments (tapeworms).