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mportation regulations | Anthrax | Antimicrobial resistance | Arctic Investigations Program | Arenaviruses | Argentine hemorrhagic fever | Avip
iosafety Level 4 laboratory | Bioterrorism preparedness | Blood, organ, and other tissue safety | Bolivian hemorrhagic fever | Botulism | Bo
E M E R G I N G & Z O O N O T I C
pongiform encephalopathy | Brazilian hemorrhagic fever | Buffalopox | Bunyaviruses | Buruli ulcer | Campylobacter | Candidiasis | Carbape
INFECTIOUS DISEASES
roducing Klebsiella pneumoniae | CDC Drug Service | Central line bloodstream infection | Chikungunya fever | Cholera | Chronic fatigue syndro
hronic wasting disease | Clostridium difficile infection | Community mitigation | Cowpox | Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease | Crimean-Congo hemorrha
ver | Cryptococcus | Cryptosporidium | Dengue fever | Diarrheal diseases | Eastern equine encephalitis | Ebola hemorrhagic fever | Ehrlichios
Emerging Infections Program | Emerging Infectious Diseases journal | Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity for Infectious Diseases Program | E.
fection | Equine morbillivirus | Flaviviruses | Filoviruses | Foodborne diseases | FoodNet | Food safety | Giardia | Glanders | Global migration
uarantine | Green monkey disease | Guillain-Barré syndrome | Guanarito virus | Hansen’s disease (leprosy) | Hantavirus | Healthy travel | Hen
rus disease | Immigrant, refugee, and migrant health | Immunization safety | Japanese encephalitis | Junin virus | Kawasaki disease | Klebsi
neumoniae in healthcare settings | Korean hemorrhagic fever | Kuru | Kyasanur forest disease | Laboratory quality | Laboratory Response Netw
Lassa fever | Leptospirosis | Listeriosis | Lujo virus | Lyme disease | Lymphocytic choriomeningitis | Machupo virus | Marburg hemorrhagic fev
Melioidosis | MRSA (methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus) infection | Milker’s nodule | Molluscum contagiosum | Monkeypox | Mucormyco
Mycobacterium abscessus in healthcare settings | National Healthcare Safety Network | Naegleria fowleri | National Antimicrobial Resistan
Monitoring System (NARMS) | Nipah virus encephalitis | Nocardiosis | Omsk hemorrhagic fever | Orf virus | Parapox | Pasturella species | Plag
rion diseases | Pseudocowpox | PulseNet | Puumala virus | Q fever | Quarantine stations | Rabies | Raccoonpox | Rat-bite fever | Recreational w
nesses | Reye syndrome | Rickettsial diseases | Rift Valley fever | Rocky Mountain spotted fever | Sabia virus | Safe Water System | Salmonella | Sea
elect Agent Program | Shiga toxin-producing E. coli | Shigella | Skunkpox | Slow virus | Smallpox | Squirrelpox | Tanapox | Tickborne encephalitis | Tular
Typhoid fever | Undulant fever (brucellosis) | Unexplained fatal illness | Urinary tract infection (catheter-associated) | Vaccinia | Vaccine Adver
vent Reporting System (VAERS) | Vaccine safety | Vibrio vulnificus | Viral hemorrhagic fevers | Volepox | Waterborne diseases | West Nile viru
Western equine encephalitis | Xenotropic murine leukemia virus-related virus | The Yellow Book | Yellow fever | Yersiniosis | Zika virus | Zoonosis
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other agents to cure or prevent infections. Methicillin- shots they need or precautions they should take? The
resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is one of the Travelers’ Health Web site (www.cdc.gov/travel) is the
more familiar types of antimicrobial infections, but comprehensive online resource for travelers who need
many others are rapidly spreading in hospitals, the answers to their questions about how to stay healthy
community, and even on the farm. Tracking and limiting before, during, and after a trip.
the spread of antimicrobial-resistant microorganisms is •D iseases spread by mosquitoes, ticks, and fleas.
critical to the center’s mission. These vectors continue to spread many of the world’s
•D eadly diseases. Germs that cause smallpox, anthrax, most destructive diseases. Each year, scientists discover,
rabies, Ebola hemorrhagic fever, and plague require 24/7 on average, about two new mosquito-transmitted viruses
oversight, especially because of the threat of bioterrorism. that can make people sick.
Tracking these diseases domestically and globally, Such wide-ranging work is guided by principles—to
operating state-of-the-art laboratories that can identify conduct exemplary science, inform policies using our
them, and preventing their spread are national priorities. scientific evidence, strengthen preparedness, and share
• I llnesses that affect immigrants, refugees, migrants, vital information with the public. Making the country safer
expatriates, and travelers. For example, where do from the spread of infectious diseases also requires ongoing
international travelers find up-to-date advice about collaborations with national and global partners.
Above, L-R: 1 The Biotechnology Core Facility uses state-of-the-art methods to help CDC researchers study infectious agents. 2 CDC’s laboratories at Fort Collins, Colorado, help develop vaccines to
prevent dengue, West Nile virus infection, and other diseases spread by mosquitoes. 3 Producing posters for display in airports is one way that CDC helps international travelers stay healthy.
4 Healthcare-associated infections do not just affect patients in hospitals. These infections are also a problem for the millions of older adults living in nursing homes and assisted living facilities.
About Our Name
Infectious diseases mean illnesses caused by germs (such as • reappearing in an area (like dengue in south Florida).
bacteria, viruses, and fungi) that enter the body, multiply, and • old infections that have become resistant to antibiotics
can cause an infection. (like staph and the deadly gram-negative infections that
• Some infectious diseases are contagious (or communicable), are cropping up in hospitals).
that is, spread from one person to another. Zoonotic means infectious diseases of animals that are
• Other
infectious diseases can be spread by germs carried in spread to humans by ticks, mosquitoes, or fleas or contact with
air, water, food, or soil. They can also be spread by vectors animals; these diseases include
(like biting insects) or by animals. • Lyme disease (spread by ticks).
Emerging means infections that have increased recently or are • West Nile virus disease (spread by mosquitoes).
threatening to increase in the near future. These infections could be • rabies (spread by raccoons, skunks, bats, and other
• completely new (like SARS). mammals).
Below, L-R: 1 Farm animals such as goats can spread Salmonella, E. coli, the bacteria that cause Q fever, and other germs. 2 This type of flea can spread plague. Scattered cases of plague occur
in the southwestern United States. 3 Each year, roughly 1 in 6 people in the United States gets sick (and 3,000 die) from eating contaminated food. 4 Athletes should bandage scrapes and cuts to
protect against MRSA infection.
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Foodborne, Waterborne, and Environmental Diseases and hygiene (WASH)-related disease, focusing on
Focus diarrheal diseases, such as cholera and typhoid.
To prevent diseases caused by contaminated food or water • Educate people in the United States about using
and detect and contain fungal infections. water sanitation systems and good hygiene to keep
Some key activities our drinking water, swimming pools, lakes, and other
• Rapidly identify the germs that cause foodborne illnesses, water sources safe.
track down the places where contamination occurs, and • Detect fungal threats, such as candidiasis, cryptococ-
inform people how to protect themselves and others. cosis, and mucormycosis so that they can be quickly
• Quickly detect outbreaks of foodborne disease that contained before causing harm to people with impaired
cause illnesses in multiple states. immune systems.
• Direct the center’s work in global water, sanitation, http://www.cdc.gov/ncezid/dfwed/
Above, L-R: 1 A novel dipstick screening test reduces deaths caused by a deadly infection from a fungus called Cryptococcus. 2 When consumed raw, milk, certain cheeses, ice cream, and yogurt
can pose severe health risks. 3 An outbreak of listeriosis in cantaloupe in 2011 was the deadliest outbreak of foodborne disease in the U.S. in nearly 90 years. 4 Swimming when ill with diarrhea
places other swimmers at significant risk for getting sick. 5 CDC works to prevent diseases caused by contaminated food and water and dangerous fungal infections found in the soil.
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estern equine encephalitis | Xenotropic murine leukemia virus-related virus | The Yellow Book | Yellow fever | Yersiniosis | Zika virus | Zoonosis