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... that one third of the world's current population has tuberculosis (see map shown on the right), and new infections occur at a rate of one per second?
... that shortness of breath that is worse when sitting up is called platypnea, which is a sign of hepatopulmonary syndrome?
... that obesity increases the risk of cardiovascular diseases, diabetes mellitus type 2, sleep apnea, certain types of cancer, and osteoarthritis, and shortens life expectancy?

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