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Toxoplasmosis is an infection caused by a parasite. If you are newly infected with Toxoplasma while pregnant or just before pregnancy, you may pass the infection to your baby. Some infected infants can develop serious health problems, such as blindness or intellectual disability. Follow these tips to prevent the spread of toxoplasmosis: http://bit.ly/CDC-Toxoplasma #Prevent2Protect #CDC #PublicHealth
#Ebola is a severe, often deadly disease in people and animals such as monkeys and apes. The natural reservoir host of Ebola virus remains unknown. However, researchers believe that the virus is animal-borne and that bats are the most likely reservoir. People get Ebola through direct contact (through broken skin or mucous membranes) with blood or body fluids of a person who is sick with or died from Ebola, or with objects like needles, clothes or bedding contaminated with infected body fluids. The first Ebolavirus species was discovered in 1976 in what is now the Democratic Republic of the Congo near the Ebola River. Since then, outbreaks have appeared sporadically, including the 2014 outbreak in West Africa. Learn more about Ebola and CDC’s response to the 2014 outbreak: www.cdc.gov/ebola Photo credit: CDC Public Health Image Library (phil.cdc.gov). #UndertheLens #biology #science #CDC #health #PublicHealth
Communication is a critical part of any response. When #CDCResponder Ibad Khan (fourth from the left in photo) arrived in Puerto Rico, he found that, after experiencing other mosquito-borne diseases, many people did not take #Zika seriously. They believed it was better to have a Zika outbreak than a dengue or chikungunya epidemic. “That misunderstanding is a gap that effective communication can fix,” said Khan. His team immediately began working on communication strategies that would help people understand why Zika can have serious consequences for pregnant women and the community. Read more about his work in Puerto Rico. http://bit.ly/CDCResponder-IK #CDC #PublicHealth
Getting a #flu shot while pregnant can help protect you and your baby after birth from flu. #FightFlu! #CDC #PublicHealth
“Life throws us curveballs and sometimes we have to embrace them and move forward.” Following her breast cancer diagnosis, Joyce was inspired to pursue a career in cancer genetic counseling. She shares important information on learning your risk: http://bit.ly/Genetic-Counselor #BringYourBrave #CDC #PublicHealth
Maintaining good hygiene helps reduce the risk of getting an infection during pregnancy. Learn how to #Prevent2Protect with these tips: http://bit.ly/CDC-NBDPM. #CDC #PublicHealth
“Zika had been around for 70 years, and nobody had reported a link between Zika and microcephaly before,” says #CDCResponder Peggy Honein. However, as months went by, it became increasingly obvious that #Zika was strongly linked to microcephaly in early 2016. “Unlike many causes of birth defects, this is a known cause that is preventable,” says Honein. Read more about her work in CDC’s Zika response. http://bit.ly/CDCResponder-PH #CDC #PublicHealth
Stacy’s son, Caleb, was born with Down syndrome. She shares how having a child with disabilities gives her family a new cup by which to measure. “…A simple smile is no longer simple, it is a triumph and a glorious sight, and a common milestone on the doctor’s chart becomes the very corner stone of great hopes. We do not know how far our children will go, but we do know the depth of our love. I cherish my little boy each day and don’t waste the present worrying about the future.” #1in33 #CDC #PublicHealth
While men were more likely than women to die of opioid overdose, the number of overdose deaths from opioids among women has increased significantly. Since 1999, women’s deaths have quadrupled from prescription opioid overdose. Watch our next CDC Public Health Grand Rounds live webcast on Tuesday, January 17, at 1:00 pm ET. www.cdc.gov/cdcgrandrounds #CDC #PublicHealth
Shigellosis is an infectious disease caused by a group of bacteria called Shigella. Symptoms of shigellosis include diarrhea, fever, and stomach cramps, typically starting a day or two after someone is exposed to the bacteria. Shigellosis usually resolves in 5 to 7 days without treatment. Some people who are infected may have no symptoms at all, but may still pass Shigella bacteria to others. The spread of shigellosis can be stopped by frequent and careful handwashing with soap and taking other hygiene measures such as proper diapering. This micrograph of an intestinal tissue specimen shows the first-stage of shigellosis. www.cdc.gov/shigella/ Photo credit: CDC Public Health Image Library (phil.cdc.gov). #UndertheLens #biology #science #CDC #health #PublicHealth
Last year, #CDCResponder Peggy Honein and her team traveled to US territories and countries where #Zika was spreading, working with health departments and other partners to set up surveillance. They tracked cases in hundreds of women throughout their pregnancies and their infants. “Zika and pregnancy is a long-term public health problem,” Honein says. “The work to study Zika and prevent Zika virus infection in pregnant women, must continue.” Read more about her work in the field. http://bit.ly/CDCResponder-PH #CDC #PublicHealth
Deaths from drug overdoses are the number one cause of injury death in the U.S. Nearly 48,000 women died of prescription opioid overdose between 1999 and 2010. Join us January 17, at 1:00 pm ET for the next CDC Public Health Grand Rounds. Follow @CDC_eHealth on Twitter and use the hashtag #CDCGrandRounds to participate in the event. www.cdc.gov/cdcgrandrounds #CDC #PublicHealth
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