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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.
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When blood is exposed to air, it clots. Heparin allows the blood to come in direct contact with air without clotting.
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Blood is approximately twice as thick as water because of the cells and other components found in it.
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In 1844, Charles Goodyear obtained the first patent for a rubber condom.
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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.