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Infectious Diseases
An illness caused by an infectious agent or its toxins that occurs through the direct or indirect transmission of the infectious agent or its products from an infected individual or via an animal, vector or the inanimate environment to a susceptible animal or human host. Examples include, but are not limited to, Influenza; COVID-19; HIV; Avian Flu; Mpox; Anthrax, and others.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.). Office of the Director.
2014/10/09
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What You Need to Know About Ebola
The 2014 Ebola epidemic is the largest in history.This outbreak is affecting multiple countries in West Africa, and CDC has confirmed the first travel-associated case of Ebola to be diagnosed in the United States. About half the people who have gotten Ebola in this outbreak have died.Although the risk of Ebola spreading in the United States is very
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.). Emergency Operations Center. Joint Information Center.
2014/10/09
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Key Messages – Ebola Virus Disease
10/9/2014 FOR EXTERNAL DISTRIBUTION*Newly updated information is indicated in redThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is working with other U.S. government agencies, the World Health Organization (WHO), and other domestic and international partners in an international response to the current Ebola outbreak in West Africa. This docum
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Testing samples of suspected Ebola cases around the world.Interviewing people who may have been in contact with Ebola patients to see if they have symptoms.Communicating health messages in West Africa.Educating healthcare workers in the United States and in West Africa.Advising travelers how to protect their health.Training officials in West Africa
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.). Office of the Director.
2014/10/05
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What You Need to Know About Ebola
The 2014 Ebola epidemic is the largest in history.The outbreak is affecting multiple countries in West Africa and CDC has confirmed the first travel-associated case of Ebola to be diagnosed in the United States. About half the people who have gotten Ebola in this outbreak have died.Although the risk of Ebola spreading in the United States is very l
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.). National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases
2014/10/02
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Facts About Ebola in the U.S.
Usted no puede contraer el virus del Ébola por el aire.Usted no puede contraer el virus del Ébola por el agua.Usted no puede contraer el virus Ébola por los alimentos cultivados o adquiridos legalmente en EE. UU.Usted solo puede contraer el virus del Ébola por lo siguiente:• Al tocar la sangre o los líquidos corporales de una persona que tiene la
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You can’t get Ebola through air.You can only get Ebola from:• Touching the blood or body fluids of a person who is sick with or has died from Ebola.• Touching contaminated objects, like needles.• Touching infected animals, their blood or other body fluids, or their meat.Ebola poses no significant risk to the United States.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.). Emergency Operations Center. Joint Information Center.
2014/10/02
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Key Messages – Ebola Virus Disease
10/2/2014 For External Distribution*Newly updated information is indicated in bold/blueThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is working with other U.S. government agencies, the World Health Organization (WHO), and other domestic and international partners in an international response to the current Ebola outbreak in West Africa. This
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Heather Bradley, Emma L. Frazier, Ping Huang, Jennifer L. Fagan, Ann Do, Christine L. Mattson, Mark S. Freedman, Linda Beer, Shikha Garg, Christopher H. Johnson, Yunfeng Tie, Qingwei Luo, Marie Morgan (editing), Michael Friend (desktop publishing), and Jacek Skarbinski
10/2014
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HIV Surveillance Report
This HIV Surveillance Special Report is published by the Behavioral and Clinical Surveillance Branch of the Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention, National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Atlanta, Georgia.
2014/10/01
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National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID)
EMS patient assessment criteria for isolation/hospital notification are likely to be:1. Fever of greater than 38.6 degrees Celsius or 101.5 degrees Fahrenheit, and additional symptoms such as severe headache, muscle pain, vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal pain, or unexplained hemorrhage.AND2. Travel to West Africa (Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Senegal, Si
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