The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is the national public health agency of the United States. It is a United States federal agency under the Department of Health and Human Services,and is headquartered in Atlanta,Georgia.
Mpox is an infectious viral disease that can occur in humans and some other animals. Symptoms include a rash that forms blisters and then crusts over,fever,and swollen lymph nodes. The illness is usually mild and most of those infected will recover within a few weeks without treatment. The time from exposure to onset of symptoms ranges from five to twenty-one days and symptoms typically last from two to four weeks. Cases may be severe,especially in children,pregnant women or people with suppressed immune systems.
The Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) is a weekly epidemiological digest for the United States published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). It was originally established as Weekly Health Index in 1930,changing its title to Weekly Mortality Index in 1941 and Morbidity and Mortality in 1952. It acquired its current name in 1976. It is the main vehicle for publishing public health information and recommendations that have been received by the CDC from state health departments. Material published in the report is in the public domain and may be reprinted without permission. As of 2019,the journal's editor-in-chief is Charlotte Kent.
Robert Ray Redfield Jr. is an American virologist who served as the Director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Administrator of the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry from 2018 to 2021.
Measles vaccine protects against becoming infected with measles. Nearly all of those who do not develop immunity after a single dose develop it after a second dose. When rate of vaccination within a population is greater than 92%,outbreaks of measles typically no longer occur;however,they may occur again if the rate of vaccination decrease. The vaccine's effectiveness lasts many years. It is unclear if it becomes less effective over time. The vaccine may also protect against measles if given within a couple of days after exposure to measles.
The 2009 flu pandemic in the United States was caused by a novel strain of the Influenza A/H1N1 virus,commonly referred to as "swine flu",that was first detected on 15 April 2009. While the 2009 H1N1 virus strain was commonly referred to as "swine flu",there is no evidence that it is endemic to pigs or of transmission from pigs to people;instead,the virus spreads from person to person. On April 25,the World Health Organization declared a public health emergency,followed concurringly by the Obama administration on April 26.
The Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention is an institution directly under the National Health Commission,based in Changping District,Beijing,China.
Anne Schuchat is an American medical doctor. She is a former rear admiral and assistant surgeon general in the United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps. She also served as the principal deputy director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). In May 2021,Schuchat stepped down from her post.
The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is the code department of the Illinois state government that prevents and controls disease and injury,regulates medical practitioners,and promotes sanitation.
Legionnaires' disease is a form of atypical pneumonia caused by any species of Legionella bacteria,quite often Legionella pneumophila. Signs and symptoms include cough,shortness of breath,high fever,muscle pains,and headaches. Nausea,vomiting,and diarrhea may also occur. This often begins 2–10 days after exposure.
The 2018 American salmonella outbreak was an American foodborne disaster that started in Iowa,spreading to 7 other states,sickening as many as 265 people,killing one,with 94 hospitalized. Ready-to-eat chicken salad was produced by Iowa-based Triple T Specialty Meats Inc. between January 2 and February 7 for distribution in Fareway grocery stores. Salad was sold in containers of various weights at Fareway stores deli from January 4 to February 9. Total of approximately 20 630 pounds of chicken were deemed contaminated with Salmonella Typhimurium at the time of recall on February 21.
Measles was declared eliminated from the United States in 2000 by the World Health Organization due to the success of vaccination efforts. However,it continues to be reintroduced by international travelers,and in recent years,anti-vaccination sentiment has allowed for the reemergence of measles outbreaks.
Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency,formerly Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,is an organization under the South Korean Ministry of Welfare and Health that is responsible for the advancement of public health by managing prevention,survey,quarantine,trial,and research on infectious diseases,chronic and rare illnesses and injuries. It was founded in December 2003 and is located in Osong Health Technology Administration Complex in Cheongju. The organization is led by the vice-ministerial-level Commissioner of KDCA.
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic began in the U.S. state of Illinois on January 24,2020,when a woman in Chicago,who had just returned from the pandemic's place of origin in Wuhan,Hubei,China,tested positive for the virus. This was the second case of COVID-19 in the United States during the pandemic. The woman's husband was diagnosed with the disease a few days later,the first known case of human-to-human transmission in the United States. Community transmission was not suspected until March 8,when a case with no connection to other cases or recent travel was confirmed.
The COVID-19 pandemic was publicly reported to have reached the U.S. state of Maine on March 12,2020. As of February 2,2021,the Maine Department of Health and Human Services reported 131,530 confirmed cases and 46,971 probable cases in the state,with 1,777 deaths attributed to the virus.
Nancy Messonnier is an American physician who served as the director of the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention from 2016 to 2021. She worked on the CDC's response to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States.
The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention is a public health agency of the African Union to support the public health initiatives of member states and strengthen the capacity of their health institutions to deal with disease threats. The Africa CDC ideas was proposed by the government of Ethiopia in 2013 during a TB/HIV special summit in Abuja,Nigeria. From 2013 to 2016,the modalities and statue of Africa CDC were developed and the specialized agency was officially launched in January 2017.
John N. Nkengasong is a Cameroonian-American virologist serving as the Global AIDS Coordinator in the Biden administration since 2022 and Senior Bureau Official for Global Health Security and Diplomacy since 2023. He previously worked as the Director of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention from 2016 to 2022,as well as at the World Health Organization (WHO) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. During the COVID-19 pandemic,Nkengasong was appointed the WHO Special Envoy for Africa.
The CDC publishes official numbers of COVID-19 cases in the United States. The CDC estimates that,between February 2020 and September 2021,only 1 in 1.3 COVID-19 deaths were attributed to COVID-19. The true COVID-19 death toll in the United States would therefore be higher than official reports,as modeled by a paper published in The Lancet Regional Health –Americas. One way to estimate COVID-19 deaths that includes unconfirmed cases is to use the excess mortality,which is the overall number of deaths that exceed what would normally be expected. From March 1,2020,through the end of 2020,there were 522,368 excess deaths in the United States,or 22.9% more deaths than would have been expected in that time period.
LaMar Hasbrouck is an African-American physician,CDC-trained medical epidemiologist,and public health leader. Hasbrouck is the former executive director for the National Association of County and City Health Officials,and former director of the Illinois Department of Public Health and State Health Officer for Illinois. He is a health policy contributing writer for The Hill,recurrent guest on CNN,former host of AMA Doc Talk,a podcast by the American Medical Association and managing Director for DLM LLC,a health consulting firm.
