Introduction. Muscular dystrophy (MD) is a group of genetic diseases involving progressive weakness and degeneration of the muscles that control movement. In some forms of MD, the heart muscles and other involuntary muscles, as well as other organs, are affected.
According to the Attorney General's 2001 report, an estimated 14,000 people are trafficked into the United States each year, although, again because trafficking is illegal, accurate statistics are difficult to compile.
And worldwide, the U.S. is actually relatively safe. The World Health Organizationâs Global Status Report on Road Safety 2013 estimates 1.24 million traffic deaths a year â nearly triple the UNâs estimate of annual murders, and twenty times the estimated annual total of deaths in wars.