In the United States, congenital cytomegalovirus causes one child to become disabled almost every hour. CMV is the leading preventable viral cause of development disability in newborns. These disabilities include hearing or vision loss, and cerebral palsy.
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Every 10 seconds, a person in the United States goes to the emergency room complaining of head pain. About 1.2 million visits are for acute migraine attacks.
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This year, an estimated 1.4 million Americans will have a new or recurrent heart attack.
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Illicit drug use costs the United States approximately $181 billion every year.
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Long-term mental and physical effects from substance abuse include: paranoia, psychosis, immune deficiencies, and organ damage.
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First-order sensory neuron with free nerve endings
First-order sensory neuron with encapsulated nerve endings