Categories: Disease Investigation, Disease Outbreak, Response
November 14th, 2012 2:05 pm ET -
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By Jeff Eggert
It is another beautiful Denver morning. The sun is shining, and Canadian geese are honking in 40 degree weather. A large crowd has begun to gather in the center of a park, huddled around hot coffee and warm bagels while yellow-vested volunteers quickly triage individuals in the crowd towards the appropriate registration line. The Incident Commander holds a last minute briefing with Denver Police Department, Denver Health Paramedic Division and Denver Parks and Recreation covering everything from “securing the perimeter” to “ensuring client and volunteer safety.”
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Categories: Disease Investigation, Disease Outbreak, General, Response
October 23rd, 2012 2:03 pm ET -
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One Case Sparks National Action
Imagine… A patient goes to the doctor for a routine steroid injection. A couple weeks later, the patient feels sick – headache, fever and suddenly uncomfortable in bright light. Within days, the patient is admitted to the local hospital’s intensive care unit. Doctors discover that the patient has a life-threatening disease they’ve never treated before.
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Categories: Anthrax, Disease Investigation, Disease Outbreak, Preparedness, Response
September 26th, 2012 10:14 am ET -
Ali S. Khan
You can’t respond to threats if you don’t know what they are, which is one reason that laboratories play such an important role in public health. Public health laboratories have helped detect all kinds of threats to the public’s health; including anthrax, monkey pox, novel flu viruses, and foodborne disease outbreaks caused by germs like listeria.
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Categories: Disease Investigation, General
August 22nd, 2012 4:01 pm ET -
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The practice of tattooing has been around for thousands of years. These days, 21% of adults in the United States report having at least one piece of permanent artwork on their bodies.
Many people who receive these lasting tributes – to loved ones, to pop culture, to religion, or to whatever they’re into – generally know what to look for when selecting a reputable tattoo parlor. Does the artist wear gloves? Does the tattoo shop sterilize their equipment? Did the artist open a sterile needle in front of you? Are things like inks and ointments portioned out for individual use? If the artist can pass this mental checklist, most people feel pretty safe.
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Categories: Disease Investigation, General, Preparedness
May 7th, 2012 1:06 pm ET -
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By Jean O’Connor, JD, DrPH, Deputy State Public Health Director, Oregon
About a week and a half ago, the Oregon Public Health Division learned about a child with hemolytic-uremic syndrome (HUS), this sounds complicated but it’s essentially kidney failure brought on by an infection of the digestive system. In an otherwise healthy child, E. coli O157:H7 is often the cause of HUS, and more often than not, it’s acquired by consuming infected food. Every year E. coli causes an estimated 70,000 cases of human illness and about 2,100 hospitalizations. When public health practitioners see a case of HUS alarm bells go off because there may be something in the environment that could harm others.
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Categories: Disease Investigation, Foodborne, General, Preparedness
February 23rd, 2012 10:41 am ET -
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By Regina Quadir
With the Oscars just 3 days away, movies have been on our mind lately here at CDC’s Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response. Especially disaster movies. They come in all kinds of flavors: deadly viruses, tornadoes, earthquakes, and, yes, even snakes on a plane.
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