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Page 3 and 4: Infectious Diseases Tuberculosis He
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Page 7 and 8: MDR-TB • Multi-drug resistant for
Page 9 and 10: TB Remains a Treatable Disease •
Page 11 and 12: TB:Bottom Line • Serious illness
Page 13 and 14: Hepatitis A (HAV) • Spread by fec
Page 15 and 16: Chronic HBV in U.S. • 60,000 new
Page 17 and 18: HBV Control Challenge in U.S. • C
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Page 27 and 28: Business Continuity Planning 2007
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Page 34 and 35: US Dept HHS Projections Moderate (1
Page 36 and 37: WHO stages of pand
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Page 42 and 43: Medicine of the Pa
Page 44: Landmarks in Genetics History • 1
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Page 49 and 50: Causes of Mutation
Page 51 and 52: Beneficial Mutation
Page 53 and 54: Gene Studies • Detects mutations
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Page 57 and 58: Familial Aggregation
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Page 68 and 69: Second Malignancies After Treatment
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