Learn how to say and spell disease
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About a quarter of deaths worldwide–many of them children–are caused by infectious organisms. The World Health Organization reports that new infectious diseases are continuing to emerge and familiar ones are appearing in new locations around the globe. What You Need to Know About Infectious Disease provides an overview of infectious disease, drawing on reports of the Institute of Medicine.

Read the report: http://www.nap.edu/catalog/13006/what-you-need-to-know-about-infectious-disease

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This animation describes the cause, symptoms, and factors in the development of Crohn’s disease, a type of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).
To learn more visit http://www.YouAndIBD.com
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Chronic disease is everywhere. CDC’s National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP) is helping communities everywhere make changes to prevent chronic diseases in the future. Through various programs, we’re already seeing a difference. Together, we can help Americans live longer, healthier lives.

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