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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) was originally known as the Communicable Disease Center, which was formed to fight malaria. It was originally headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, since the Southern states faced the worst threat from malaria.
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Vaccines prevent between 2.5 and 4 million deaths every year.
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There are over 65,000 known species of protozoa. About 10,000 species are parasitic.
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More than one-third of adult Americans are obese. Diseases that kill the largest number of people annually, such as heart disease, cancer, diabetes, stroke, and hypertension, can be attributed to diet.
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Increased intake of vitamin D has been shown to reduce fractures up to 25% in older people.