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Once thought to have neurofibromatosis, Joseph Merrick (also known as "the elephant man") is now, in retrospect, thought by clinical experts to have had Proteus syndrome. This endocrine disease causes continued and abnormal growth of the bones, muscles, skin, and so on and can become completely debilitating with severe deformities occurring anywhere on the body.

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Asthma is the most common chronic childhood disease in the world. Most children who develop asthma have symptoms before they are 5 years old.

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Illicit drug use costs the United States approximately $181 billion every year.

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Vaccines prevent between 2.5 and 4 million deaths every year.

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There are more sensory neurons in the tongue than in any other part of the body.

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