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Since 1988, the CDC has reported a 99% reduction in bacterial meningitis caused by Haemophilus influenzae, due to the introduction of the vaccine against it.
Bacteria have flourished on the earth for over three billion years. They were the first life forms on the planet.
The first documented use of surgical anesthesia in the United States was in Connecticut in 1844.
Acute bronchitis is an inflammation of the breathing tubes (bronchi), which causes increased mucus production and other changes. It is usually caused by bacteria or viruses, can be serious in people who have pulmonary or cardiac diseases, and can lead to pneumonia.
More than nineteen million Americans carry the factor V gene that causes blood clots, pulmonary embolism, and heart disease.