CDC Around the World This Week: April 7 is World Health Day

CDC Around the World This Week: April 7 is World Health Day

IN THIS MESSAGE:	PHOTO OF THE WEEK April 7 is World Health Day. This year's theme is vector-borne diseases—diseases caused by small organisms such as bugs. View full-sized photo
Spotlighted Topic of the Week: Vector-Borne Diseases
In the News
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Spotlighted Topic of the Week: Vector-Borne Diseases

Blog of the Week APRIL 7 IS WORLD HEALTH DAY April 7 marks World Health Day. This year World Health Day focuses on vector-borne diseases. More than half the world is at risk from vector-borne diseases. What exactly is a vector? A vector is a small organism, like a tick or mosquito, that transmits disease. Malaria, dengue, Chagas disease and lymphatic filariasis are just four examples of vector-borne infectious diseases. Come learn about some of these vector-borne diseases and the work that CDC does to prevent, treat, and control these diseases around the world…read blog Infographic of the Week DISEASES SPREAD BY MOSQUITOES View full-sized infographic Video of the Week DANGEROUS CREATURES: A VISIT TO THE CDC INSECTARY Take a video tour of CDC's insectary, where researchers study mosquitoes. See how mosquitoes are bred and used in tests to determine if they are becoming resistant to the insecticides used in nets and spray to prevent malaria…watch video Story of the Week LYMPHATIC FILARIASIS: INDUMATI'S STORY Before becoming involved with one of India’s programs that help people with lymphatic filariasis (LF) manage their symptoms, Indumati was one of the millions of LF patients with little hope that her pain, social isolation, and disfigurement would ever improve. A native resident of Orissa, India, where nearly half of the population has LF, Indumati is a 58-year-old widow and mother of seven…read story

In the News

U.S. CDC Improves Design and Quality of Medical Laboratories in Vietnam U.S. Embassy in Hanoi, Vietnam, April 2, 2014 Global Health Security—A Priority for All  Global Health Technologies Coalition, April 1, 2014 U.S. Sends Team to Fight African Ebola Outbreak NBC News, April 1, 2014 After Ending Polio, India Turns To Stop Another Childhood Killer NPR, March 30, 2014

On the Calendar

April 7: World Health Day April 17: World Hemophilia Day April 22: Earth Day April 24: World Meningitis Day April 24-30: World Immunization Week April 25: World Malaria Day