Julie Gerberding
Julie Gerberding
Julie Louise Gerberding, M.D., M.P.H., is an American infectious disease expert and the former director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Preventionand administrator of the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry...
help next predict prepare revealing secrets
We have been able to unmask the 1918 virus, and it is revealing to us some of the secrets that will help us prepare for and predict the next pandemic.
common contact illnesses
We know this is not safe; we know there are many common intestinal illnesses that can be transmitted by contact with the water.
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We are not recommending mandatory testing in any group of people under any circumstance. We're simply treating an HIV test like any other medical test that would be part of good quality medical care.
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We're watching the situation with the avian flu very carefully, taking the steps that need to be taken now to help prepare and, most importantly, detect the transfer of that virus into people, ... But it is a very worrisome situation.
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With the Food and Drug Administration we are prepared to manage any food- or water-borne disease. Over the next days to weeks we could see the emergence of mosquito populations and West Nile virus ,
believe epa full hazard health indicate people results threat water
We believe the health hazard from this water is still a very important threat for people who have yet to evacuate, ... The results from the EPA indicate the water is full of sewage. We know it's not safe.
concerned few limited national people
We are not experiencing a national outbreak, ... limited to a few exposures. Most people have nothing to be concerned about.
patience requiring
We know it's going to take time, ... It's requiring a lot of patience on everyone's part to get through this.
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When you start getting the flu it's hard to distinguish it from any other upper respiratory infections so most people don't realize they have flu until past the 48 hour window.
cases outside seeing
We're not seeing any cases outside of these groups,
marathon planning
We are planning for a marathon and not a sprint. We will be collaborating with many people...for many months,
capacity predict
We still have no capacity to predict where it's going.
arms flu shot
We want the flu shot in their arms first.
china ongoing remain
We remain sobered by the ongoing transmission in Hong Kong, China and probably Singapore,