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Parkinson's disease is both chronic and progressive. This means that it persists over a long period of time and that its symptoms grow worse over time.
Pubic lice (crabs) are usually spread through sexual contact. You cannot catch them by using a public toilet.
In the United States, congenital cytomegalovirus causes one child to become disabled almost every hour. CMV is the leading preventable viral cause of development disability in newborns. These disabilities include hearing or vision loss, and cerebral palsy.
On average, someone in the United States has a stroke about every 40 seconds. This is about 795,000 people per year.
Aspirin is the most widely used drug in the world. It has even been recognized as such by the Guinness Book of World Records.