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MMWR has its roots in the establishment of the Public Health Service (PHS). On January 3, 1896, the Public Health Service began publishing Public Health Reports.Morbidity and mortality statistics were published in Public Health Reports until January 20, 1950, when they were transferred to a new publication of the PHS National Office of Vital Statistics called the Weekly Morbidity Report.
NCHS collects data with surveys, from other agencies and U.S. states, from administrative sources, and from partnerships with private health partners. NCHS collects data from birth and death records, medical records, interview surveys, and through direct physical examinations and laboratory testing.
"CDC A-Z Index" Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website "Disorder Index". National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) Disease Acronyms and Abbreviations; Genetic and Rare Diseases Information Center (GARD)
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The campaign to eradicate dracunculiasis began at the urging of the CDC in 1980. [37] Following smallpox eradication (last case in 1977; eradication certified in 1981), dracunculiasis was considered an achievable eradication target since it was preventable with only behavioral changes and less common than many similar diseases of poverty. [ 38 ]
The CDC collects and publishes health information for travelers in a comprehensive book, CDC Health Information for International Travel, which is commonly known as the "yellow book." [ 79 ] The book is available online and in print as a new edition every other year and includes current travel health guidelines, vaccine recommendations, and ...
Dracunculus medinensis (Guinea worm, dragon worm, fiery serpent [1]) is a nematode that causes dracunculiasis, also known as guinea worm disease. [2] The disease is caused by the female [3] which, at around 80 centimetres (31 inches) in length, [4] is among the longest nematodes infecting humans. [5]
Professional medical opinion differed at this period as to exactly what constituted a potential BW agent. A case in point was the establishment in 1980 of a new program focusing on Legionnaire's disease at the urging of some medical authorities. Almost a year later, a panel of experts decided that this organism did not have potential as a BW ...