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The CDC recommends that all swimmers shower well before taking a dip in a swimming pool (and maybe after as well.

Solve outbreaks with new CDC iPad app

The CDC hopes to teach the public about outbreaks and maybe attract future epidemiologists through the free app.

Treating the country’s 110 million STDs comes with a price tag of $16.7 billion a year.

CDC responds to Hugh Jackman’s flu shot joke

Actor’s comments during the Golden Globes did not sit well with the federal health agency.

CDC denies rumors of zombie apocalypse
With reports of flesh-eating coming in from across the nation, rumors of a zombie outbreak are spreading on the Internet.

CDC issues new warning about Salmonella from pet turtles
Small turtles are illegal, but still available from many less-reputable dealers.

Study finds bed bug pesticides making some people sick
As more people feel the bed bug’s bite, there has been a spike in sickness from pesticides used to kill the insects, the CDC reports.

115 U.S. children, teens died from flu last season
Parents think that healthy children can survive the flu, but this is sometimes not the case, the CDC says.

The CDC has some good advice for surviving zombie outbreaks, and Mother Nature has some tips as well. You know, just in case…

‘Zombie Apocalypse’ campaign crashes CDC website
Blog post sough to educate on the values of being prepared for any emergency in a humorous way.

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