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MaySharing the Good Health News
On May 17, 1749, English country surgeon Dr. Edward Jenner was born. In the 18th century, smallpox was a disease that killed about 20% of victims who contracted it and, if it didn’t kill, it often disfigured or blinded … Continue reading →
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MayCracking the Carriers’ Courses
On May 13, 1857, Dr. Ronald Ross was born into an age when many suspected that putrid air was the culprit that killed hundreds of thousands of people and who called this killer disease malaria from the Italian mal’aria … Continue reading →
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World Migratory Bird Day
May 11 – 12 is World Migratory Bird Day — a weekend event observed each year to focus world attention on the need to protect migratory birds and their habitats. In 2006, the United Nations established this second weekend … Continue reading
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