Walt Disney helped combat malaria by making an animated film in 1943 called The Winged Scourge. This short film starred the seven dwarfs and taught children that mosquitos transmit malaria, which is a very bad disease. It advocated the killing of mosquitos to stop the disease.
Did you know?
The longest a person has survived after a heart transplant is 24 years.
Did you know?
According to the CDC, approximately 31.7% of the U.S. population has high low-density lipoprotein (LDL) or "bad cholesterol" levels.
Did you know?
In 1864, the first barbiturate (barbituric acid) was synthesized.
Did you know?
ACTH levels are normally highest in the early morning (between 6 and 8 A.M.) and lowest in the evening (between 6 and 11 P.M.). Therefore, a doctor who suspects abnormal levels looks for low ACTH in the morning and high ACTH in the evening.
The U.S. Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER) network.
Selected Androgens and Anabolic Steroids
Topic Media
Population age 65 and over and age 85 and over, selected years 1900-2008 and projected 2010-2050.