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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Thyroid conditions cause a higher risk of fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome.
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The types of cancer that alpha interferons are used to treat include hairy cell leukemia, melanoma, follicular non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, and AIDS-related Kaposi's sarcoma.
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Only 12 hours after an egg cell is fertilized by a sperm cell, the egg cell starts to divide. As it continues to divide, it moves along the fallopian tube toward the uterus at about 1 inch per day.
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Human kidneys will clean about 1 million gallons of blood in an average lifetime.
American Red Squirrel
This Black-browed Albatross has been hooked on a long-line.