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Release Date: 12/7/2015
Source: Office of the Associate Director for Communication (OADC)
2,000 working with deadliest health threats in the world
> 200, including viruses, bacteria, parasites & fungi
Knowledge to be able to treat the disease
Finding the animals & understanding where the virus is coming from
Pesticides
- The water
- Environmental sources like the air
- Samples for the state health departments and samples from all over the world
Bacteria or virus that the government feels can be very dangerous to public health if in the hands of the wrong person
- Safety
- Security
- Training
- Records
Ability to determine the entire genetic sequence of a pathogen in a few
- Isolation of patients
- Prevention of spread of unusual resistant bacteria
- Ebola response in the middle of Sierra Leone
CDC Lab Scientists are minimizing the risks & public health impact of these pathogens, improving diagnostics, finding more effective treatments, developing vaccines
Remember to adopt a top-down approach.
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