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Top Search Keywords (Internal)

October 2008 - June 2009

Analysis: Below are the top 200 search keywords used while on the CDC.gov Web site. This represents users who use the internal CDC.gov Web search engine rather than an external search engine such as Google, Yahoo or MSN.

As of FY09 (Q3), the top 20 search terms reflected a variety of topics from across CDC.gov used by visitors who searched for a keyword while on a CDC.gov page. "Swine flu" ranked #1 with 262,409 searches, with similar high ranking results for "influenza," "h1n1," and "flu" during the H1N1 outbreak.

pie chart depicting top internal search terms to CDC.gov

Rank
Keywords (Internal)
Searches
1
swine flu 
262,409
2
mrsa 
106,744
3
hiv 
59,146
4
influenza 
58,798
5
malaria 
50,034
6
hpv 
49,238
7
tuberculosis 
48,746
8
obesity 
46,289
9
vis 
45,728
10
bmi 
37,369
11
herpes 
37,254
12
chlamydia 
35,089
13
aids 
34,642
14
h1n1 
33,656
15
flu 
33,306
16
rabies 
32,613
17
syphilis 
31,897
18
hepatitis b 
31,037
19
diabetes 
30,990
20
mmwr 
30,542
21
hand washing 
30,269
22
salmonella 
29,908
23
gonorrhea 
29,695
24
lyme disease 
29,611
25
shingles 
28,101
26
pneumonia 
27,305
27
childhood obesity 
25,867
28
genital warts 
25,158
29
handwashing 
24,933
30
std 
24,572
31
tb 
23,610
32
ebola 
23,572
33
hepatitis 
23,445
34
meningitis 
23,130
35
autism 
23,088
36
scabies 
22,703
37
pertussis 
22,058
38
measles 
21,198
39
hepatitis c 
21,050
40
hand hygiene 
20,945
41
growth charts 
20,770
42
immunizations 
20,568
43
tetanus 
20,328
44
anthrax 
19,478
45
yellow fever 
19,324
46
chicken pox 
19,285
47
abortion 
19,054
48
polio 
18,847
49
smallpox 
18,744
50
smoking 
18,561
51
cholera 
18,420
52
posters 
17,360
53
hepatitis a 
17,356
54
sars 
17,185
55
teen pregnancy 
17,094
56
vaccines 
17,048
57
depression 
16,994
58
west nile virus 
16,768
59
travel 
16,412
60
asthma 
15,414
61
swine 
15,353
62
bed bugs 
14,590
63
immunization schedule 
14,540
64
symptoms 
14,477
65
gardasil 
14,389
66
suicide 
13,709
67
bubonic plague 
13,528
68
hiv/aids 
13,464
69
growth chart 
13,342
70
mononucleosis 
13,259
71
mumps 
12,822
72
mmr 
12,816
73
botulism 
12,742
74
norovirus 
12,685
75
tdap 
12,546
76
strep throat 
12,490
77
marijuana 
12,476
78
genital herpes 
12,358
79
varicella 
12,202
80
guidelines 
12,146
81
flu vaccine 
12,111
82
tobacco 
11,997
83
immunization 
11,814
84
alcohol 
11,748
85
infection control 
11,646
86
breast cancer 
11,633
87
rsv 
11,502
88
nhsn 
11,327
89
clostridium difficile 
11,287
90
lead 
11,250
91
leprosy 
11,213
92
hypertension 
10,908
93
multiple sclerosis 
10,908
94
stress 
10,885
95
cancer 
10,692
96
ppd 
10,682
97
tamiflu 
10,606
98
staphylococcus aureus 
10,492
99
rotavirus 
10,394
100
vre 
10,294
101
dengue 
10,290
102
stds 
10,260
103
pneumonia vaccine 
10,215
104
typhoid 
10,182
105
heart disease 
10,004
106
rubella 
9,868
107
swine flu symptoms 
9,783
108
plague 
9,715
109
trichomoniasis 
9,564
110
divorce 
9,559
111
pentacel 
9,548
112
adhd 
9,543
113
c diff 
9,466
114
whooping cough 
9,411
115
swine flu 
9,355
116
common cold 
9,271
117
vaccine 
9,262
118
hantavirus 
9,256
119
jobs 
9,111
120
pregnancy 
9,073
121
pneumovax 
9,000
122
esbl 
8,943
123
diphtheria 
8,865
124
statistics 
8,837
125
employment 
8,766
126
influenza vaccine 
8,765
127
scarlet fever 
8,720
128
leukemia 
8,701
129
c-diff 
8,637
130
mexico 
8,632
131
peanut butter 
8,625
132
dengue fever 
8,607
133
bird flu 
8,530
134
bmi calculator 
8,510
135
pubic lice 
8,420
136
hib 
8,318
137
lung cancer 
8,291
138
life expectancy 
8,249
139
universal precautions 
8,213
140
pandemic 
8,190
141
avian flu 
8,128
142
pink book 
8,125
143
costa rica 
8,116
144
infant mortality 
8,104
145
copd 
8,091
146
healthy people 2010 
8,072
147
food poisoning 
8,065
148
pictures 
8,056
149
campylobacter 
8,008
150
mercury 
7,966
151
vap 
7,933
152
uti 
7,912
153
listeria 
7,912
154
cystic fibrosis 
7,772
155
pneumococcal vaccine 
7,698
156
mold 
7,679
157
typhoid fever 
7,548
158
ringworm 
7,493
159
lyme 
7,484
160
india 
7,464
161
west nile 
7,458
162
pid 
7,427
163
clostridium perfringens 
7,385
164
e coli 
7,342
165
hpv vaccine 
7,185
166
shingles vaccine 
7,174
167
cervical cancer 
7,150
168
zostavax 
7,100
169
shigella 
7,098
170
vaccinations 
7,097
171
epi info 
7,095
172
chancroid 
7,072
173
pseudomonas aeruginosa 
7,020
174
osteoporosis 
7,000
175
standard precautions 
6,959
176
benzene 
6,953
177
mono 
6,923
178
careers 
6,881
179
giardia 
6,823
180
small pox 
6,822
181
virus 
6,794
182
bacterial meningitis 
6,783
183
internships 
6,727
184
chickenpox 
6,675
185
cover your cough 
6,673
186
head lice 
6,603
187
lice 
6,588
188
continuing education 
6,548
189
internship 
6,498
190
acne 
6,480
191
eating disorders 
6,470
192
urinary tract infection 
6,469
193
conjunctivitis 
6,458
194
bloodborne pathogens 
6,356
195
mad cow disease 
6,353
196
carbon monoxide 
6,345
197
hepatitis b vaccine 
6,296
198
toxoplasmosis 
6,272
199
flu shot 
6,269
200
dtap 
6,260
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