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Centers for Disease Control, Morbid. Mortal Weekly Rep. 45, 29 (1996). 

NIOSH Alert, Requestfor Assistance in Preventing Adverse Health Effectsfrom Exposure to Dimethjlformamide (DMF), DHHS (NIOSH) PubUcation No. 90-105, Center for Disease Control, U.S. Dept, of Health and Human Services, Washington, D.C., Sept. 1990. 

The alimentary symptoms may be overshadowed by neuromuscular dysfunction, accompanied by signs of motor weakness that may progress to paralysis of the exterior muscles or the wrist (wrist drop), and less often, of the ankles (foot drop). Encephalopathy, the most serious result of lead poisoning, frequendy occurs in children as a result of pica, ie, ingestion of inorganic lead compounds in paint chips this rarely occurs in adults. Nephropathy has also been associated with chronic lead poisoning (147). The toxic effects of lead may be most pronounced on the developing fetus. Consequendy, women must be particulady cautious of lead exposure (148). The U.S. Center for Disease Control recommends a blood level of less than 10 p.m per 100 mL for children. 

R. J. Lewis, Sr. and R. L. Tatkin, eds.. Registry of Toxic Effects of Chemical Substances, 8th ed.. National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Pubhc Health Service Center for Disease Control, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C., 1979. 

Biology and Control ofMedes aegypti, Hector Topics No. 4 and Dengue Surveillance Survey No. 9, U.S. PubHc Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Adanta, Ga., 1979 and 1983. 

Vaccines are used in either the general population of children or adults or for special groups. Recommendations for vaccine usage are made by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) of the Centers for Disease Control. The Committee on Infectious Diseases of the American Academy of Pediatrics (Redbook Committee) also makes recommendations for infants through adolescents, and the American Academy of Family Physicians makes recommendations for adults. An excellent review of vaccine history, development, usage, and related regulatory issues is available (2). 

Gonorrhea. Gonorrhea, caused by Neisseriagonorrheae is the most commonly reported communicable disease in the United States. Approximately lO cases were reported to the Center for Disease Control (CDC) in 1979, but actual cases could be two to three times higher (99,100). In addition, an increasing number of strains are becoming resistant to penicillin, the antibiotic that is usually used to treat this disease. 

Mobidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) Vol. 44, RR 5, Centers for Disease Control, Adanta, Ga., June 1993. 

Eegistry of Toxic Effects of Chemical Substances, NIOSH, U.S. Dept, of Health and Pubhc Services, Pubhc Health Service, Centers for Disease Control, Cincinnati, Ohio, (CCINFO disc as format), 1995. 

Suggested Health and Safety Guidelines for Public Spas and Hot Tubs, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services PubHcation No. 99-960, Centers for Disease Control, Atianta, Ga., 1985. 

Malaria affects an estimated 270 million people and causes 2—3 million deaths annually, approximately one million of which occur in children under the age of five. While primarily an affliction of the tropics and subtropics, it has occurred as far north as the Arctic Circle. The disease essentially has been eradicated in most temperate-zone countries, but some 1100 cases of malaria in U.S. citizens returning from abroad were reported to the Centers for Disease Control during 1990. Malaria is seen today in Southeast Asia, Africa, and Central and South America. It is on the increase in Afghanistan, Brazil, China, India, Mexico, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Vietnam. Escalation of the disease is because of the discontinued use of the insecticide DDT which effectively kills mosquito larvae, but has been found to be toxic to Hvestock and wildlife. Also, chloroquine (6), a reUable dmg for the prophylaxis and treatment of falcipamm malaria, is ineffective in many parts of the world because of the spread of dmg-resistant strains. 

Gainesville (Florida) Sun, quoting Pierre Payment, Institute Arm an d-Frappier (Montreal), Judy Lew and Christine Moe at Centers for Disease Control, Adanta, and Phillip Berger, EPA, 5A, Dec. 8, 1990. 

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and National Institutes of Health. Primary Containment of Biohazards Selection, Installation and Use of Biological Safety Cabinets. Washington, DC U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 1995 (available on http // www.niehs.nih.gov/odhsb/biosafe/bsc/bsc.htm)... 

A document from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and National Institutes of Health" describes, in detail, the different BSC designs and operating parameters. This document is easily available on the Internet and only a short summary will be provided here. For more detail regarding operation, design, use, testing, protection, etc. the reader is referred to the latest edition of the CDC-NIH document. 

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Expanded tuberculosis surveillance and tuberculosis morbidity—United States, 1994, MMWR, vol. 43, 1994, 361-366. 

Centers for Disease Control. Nosocomial transmission of multidrug-resistant tuberenlosis among HlV-infeeted persons—Florida and New York, 1988-1991, MMWR, vol. 40, no. 34, 1991,585-591. 

Prepare die finger using an alcohol wipe to cleanse die area Wear gloves to comply widi die guidelines of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Standard Precautions). 

The Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) is a national vaccine safety surveillance program co-sponsored by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). VAERS collects and analyzes information from reports of adverse reactions after immunization. Anyone can report to VAERS, and reports are sent in by vaccine manufacturers, health care providers, and vaccine recipients and their parents or guardians. An example of the VAERS and instructions for completing the form are found in Appendix F. Any clinically significant adverse event that occurs after the administration of any vaccine should be reported. Individuals are encouraged to provide the information on the form even if the individual is uncertain if the event was related to the... 

Universal Precautions guidelines set fortii by die Centers for Disease Control (CDC) to control die spread of disease... 

CDC = Center for Disease Control DEA = Drug Enforcement Agency NIH = National Institute of Health NCHS = National Center for Health Statistics NIDA = National Institute on Drug Abuse IMS America = commercial source of drug use statistics... 

Center for Disease Control and Prevention (1999) Outbreak of Escherichia coli 0157 H7 and Camylobacter among attendees of the Washington County Fair - New York. Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 48 803-805... 

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