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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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Patients who cannot swallow may receive nutrition via a parenteral route—usually, a catheter is inserted through the chest into a large vein going into the heart.
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On average, someone in the United States has a stroke about every 40 seconds. This is about 795,000 people per year.
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This year, an estimated 1.4 million Americans will have a new or recurrent heart attack.
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Blood in the urine can be a sign of a kidney stone, glomerulonephritis, or other kidney problems.