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Flu Treatment

There are flu antiviral drugs that can be used to treat flu.

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HEALTH & SAFETY TOPICS

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COVID-19

Learn about updated COVID-19 vaccines.

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RSV Prevention

Learn about the symptoms and treatment of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV).

Legionella Prevention

Prevent Legionnaires’ by reducing the risk of Legionella growth and spread.

Mpox

Learn more about mpox in the United States.

OUTBREAKS

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Norovirus infections

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Listeria infections

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Listeria infections

NEWS

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CDC IN ACTION

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CDC Response

Learn how CDC is responding to COVID-19 pandemic.

Training & Education

Locate quality trainings and continuing education.

SDOH

CDC’s work addressing social determinants of health (SDOH).

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STEM at CDC

Science, technology, engineering, & math disciplines.

CDC Response

Learn how CDC is responding to COVID-19 pandemic.

Training & Education

Locate quality trainings and continuing education.

SDOH

CDC’s work addressing social determinants of health (SDOH).

STEM at CDC

Science, technology, engineering, & math disciplines.

RESEARCH & SCIENCE

MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY WEEKLY REPORT (MMWR)

EARLY RELEASE: Spike Gene Target Amplification in a Diagnostic Assay as a Marker for Public Health M...

EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Journal promoting the recognition of new and reemerging infections diseases around the world.

PREVENTING CHRONIC DISEASE

Food Insecurity Trajectories in the US During the First Year of the COVID-19 Pandemic

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ABOUT CDC

CDC DIRECTOR
Rochelle P. Walensky, MD, MPH

CDC DIRECTOR
Rochelle P. Walensky
MD, MPH