There is a wealth of information at the CDC, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website that can help you research any disease, particularly any infectious disease, or safety issue. This expands to include health problems that result from emergencies or disasters, to safety issues including hospital acquired infections or workplace safety and the health of people who travel outside the United States.
The following agencies fall under the CDC umbrella:
- National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities
- National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
- National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention
- National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases
- National Center for Preparedness, Detection, and Control of Infectious Diseases
- National Center for Zoonotic, Vector-Borne, and Enteric Diseases
- National Office of Public Health Genomics
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