Patients who cannot swallow may receive nutrition via a parenteral route—usually, a catheter is inserted through the chest into a large vein going into the heart.
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Malaria was not eliminated in the United States until 1951. The term eliminated means that no new cases arise in a country for 3 years.
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Asthma cases in Americans are about 75% higher today than they were in 1980.
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There are 20 feet of blood vessels in each square inch of human skin.
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Drying your hands with a paper towel will reduce the bacterial count on your hands by 45–60%.
Hiroshima lies in ruins after it was destroyed by an atomic bomb.
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