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The word drug comes from the Dutch word droog (meaning "dry"). For centuries, most drugs came from dried plants, hence the name.
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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.
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There are over 65,000 known species of protozoa. About 10,000 species are parasitic.
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Most childhood vaccines are 90–99% effective in preventing disease. Side effects are rarely serious.
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More than 4.4billion prescriptions were dispensed within the United States in 2016.