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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Amphetamine poisoning can cause intravascular coagulation, circulatory collapse, rhabdomyolysis, ischemic colitis, acute psychosis, hyperthermia, respiratory distress syndrome, and pericarditis.
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The human body produces and destroys 15 million blood cells every second.
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If you could remove all of your skin, it would weigh up to 5 pounds.
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HIV testing reach is still limited. An estimated 40% of people with HIV (more than 14 million) remain undiagnosed and do not know their infection status.
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This portrait of Thomas Jefferson is considered an accurate likeness, painted when he was thirty-sev
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