Diseases & Conditions

CDC's Emergency Operations Center is activated at Level 2 to respond to Zika. Zika is currently a risk in many countries and territories. Local transmission has also been reported in the United States.

8/4/2017 5:00:00 PM

Legionnaires' disease is a risk in health care facilities across the United States, according to a new CDC Vital Signs report. Unfortunately, this serious bacterial lung infection is deadly for 1 in 4 people who get it from a health care facility.

6/6/2017 2:05:00 PM

Tickborne diseases are on the rise and prevention should be on everyone's mind, particularly during the spring, summer, and early-fall when ticks are most active.

5/4/2017 12:58:00 PM

About 1 in 10 U.S. pregnant women with confirmed Zika had a fetus or baby with birth defects in 2016. Nearly 1,300 pregnant women with evidence of possible Zika infection were reported in 44 US states in 2016.

4/5/2017 2:10:00 PM

Arthritis limits daily activities of 24 million adults in the United States, making it hard for them to hold a cup, lift a grocery bag, or walk to their car. And, the percentage of adults limited by arthritis continues to get worse and has increased by about 20 percent since 2002.

3/7/2017 7:28:00 AM

Remarkable progress made reducing kidney failure from diabetes in Native American populations. Federal data show diabetes-related kidney failure among Native American adults (American Indians/Alaskan Natives) decreased 54 percent between 1996 and 2013.

1/10/2017 9:27:00 AM

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) latest Vital Signs report raises awareness about sepsis, a complication caused by the body's overwhelming and often life-threatening response to an infection.

8/23/2016 9:03:00 AM

CDC works with the Government of Liberia and partners to improve health systems and outcomes by building on existing disease prevention, detection and response capacities, as well as those developed during the response to the Ebola epidemic.

6/27/2016 6:02:00 AM

Water management problems can lead to outbreaks

6/7/2016 7:47:00 AM

Preventing, detecting and responding to outbreaks in Vietnam

5/23/2016 4:02:00 AM

MicrobeNet, an innovative online library of nearly 2,400 rare and emerging bacteria and fungi, provides real-time access to help health departments and labs identify rare infections and save lives.

5/18/2016 6:31:00 AM

CDC plays a critical role in promoting global immunization by providing scientific leadership and guidance to implement evidence-based vaccination strategies against disease. This year marks the 50th anniversary of the start of this effort-the Smallpox Eradication Program.

4/25/2016 4:16:00 AM