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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) was originally known as the Communicable Disease Center, which was formed to fight malaria. It was originally headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, since the Southern states faced the worst threat from malaria.
There are more nerve cells in one human brain than there are stars in the Milky Way.
More than 34,000 trademarked medication names and more than 10,000 generic medication names are in use in the United States.
Giardia is one of the most common intestinal parasites worldwide, and infects up to 20% of the world population, mostly in poorer countries with inadequate sanitation. Infections are most common in children, though chronic Giardia is more common in adults.
The calories found in one piece of cherry cheesecake could light a 60-watt light bulb for 1.5 hours.