Centers for Disease Control

Four days after Rory Staunton cut himself in gym class, he died from septic shock.

Health Officials Struggle To Fight Deadly Sepsis Infections

3:18pm August 23, 2016

by Michelle Andrews

Although a CDC study released today found that 80 percent of cases develop outside the hospital or at a nursing home, many people still don't know about this lethal medical condition.

A patient suffering from Guillain-Barre syndrome recovers in a hospital ward in San Salvador on Jan. 27. Researchers are trying to determine whether there is a link between the disorder, which can cause weakness and paralysis, and the mosquito-borne Zika

CDC Sees Major Challenges Ahead In The Fight Against Zika

12:42pm February 04, 2016

by Jason Beaubien

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is involved on nearly every front, from diagnostics to the study of a possible link to microcephaly and Guillain-Barre syndrome.

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Sexual Violence Against Children Is A Global Problem But Few Get Help

3:37pm June 04, 2015

by Marc Silver

Young people in seven developing countries were interviewed about past sexual violence. On average, more than 1 in 4 girls and more than 1 in 10 boys reported abuse.

A security fence surrounds the main part of the U.S. Army's Dugway Proving Ground, a testing laboratory in the Utah desert. The Army says it mistakenly shipped live anthrax from Dugway to several labs in the U.S. and Korea.

CDC Investigates Live Anthrax Shipments

9:01pm May 28, 2015

by Geoff Brumfiel

The chief disease agency in the U.S. is looking into why the spores shipped to laboratories in nine states and a military base in South Korea hadn't been properly neutralized. So far no one is sick.

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With Ebola Cases Down, Officials Worry Liberians Aren't Worried Enough

2:06pm December 08, 2014

by Ofeibea Quist-Arcton

Treatment units in Liberia stand nearly empty, but a dozen or so Ebola cases still appear each day, with clusters in Monrovia and rural areas. The CDC's chief there wants the nation to stay alert.

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Education

Local Schools Launch Program To Address Bullying, Suicides

9:13pm September 23, 2014

by Keri Brown

A local survey by the Forsyth County Department of Public Health reveals some concerning trends in the county's middle and high schools.

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Health & Safety

3 Flu Deaths in Guilford County

12:54pm December 30, 2013

Public health officials say a third person in Guilford County has died from the flu.