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Did you know?
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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The first documented use of surgical anesthesia in the United States was in Connecticut in 1844.
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More than 150,000 Americans killed by cardiovascular disease are younger than the age of 65 years.
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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 approximately 3 million unintended pregnancies in the United States each year.