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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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About 100 new prescription or over-the-counter drugs come into the U.S. market 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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The average human gut is home to perhaps 500 to 1,000 different species of bacteria.
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In 1886, William Bates reported on the discovery of a substance produced by the adrenal gland that turned out to be epinephrine (adrenaline). In 1904, this drug was first artificially synthesized by Friedrich Stolz.