CDC

abbr.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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CDC

abbreviation for

1. (in the US) Center for Disease Control

2. Commonwealth Development Corporation

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

CDC

Centers for Disease Control.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

CDC - a federal agency in the Department of Health and Human Services; located in Atlanta; investigates and diagnoses and tries to control or prevent diseases (especially new and unusual diseases)

Center for Disease Control and Prevention

Department of Health and Human Services, Health and Human Services, HHS - the United States federal department that administers all federal programs dealing with health and welfare; created in 1979

bureau, federal agency, government agency, agency, office, authority - an administrative unit of government; "the Central Intelligence Agency"; "the Census Bureau"; "Office of Management and Budget"; "Tennessee Valley Authority"

Atlanta, capital of Georgia - state capital and largest city of Georgia; chief commercial center of the southeastern United States; was plundered and burned by Sherman's army during the American Civil War

Translations

CDC

[ˌsiːdiːˈsiː] n abbr (US) (=center for disease control)CD drive n (in computer) → lecteur m de CD

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

CDC

V. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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References in periodicals archive

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends using forceps or tweezers to grab the tick as close to the skin as possible, and without twisting, pulling it straight up with steady, even pressure.

Liquid soap to remove that tick?

This year was highlighted by the establishment of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) as a World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) Collaborating Center for Emerging and Remerging Zoonoses.

International attention for zoonotic infections

Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Sept.

The flu ... and you

Since reaching an all-time low in 2000, the rate of primary and secondary syphilis has climbed steadily, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; it rose by 8% between 2003 and 2004, reaching 2.7 cases per 100,000 population.

Recent STD trend data

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced that more people are now living with HIV than ever before--over a million, with an estimated 40,000 new infections a year.

Super infector: with the U.S. epidemic larger--and Blacker--than it's ever been, the growing consensus among health officials and community activists alike is that the only way to stop the spread of AIDS is to control the behavior of those who already have it

"In many different communities of gay and bisexual men, safer-sex norms do not appear to be as important as they once were in the '80s," says Ron Valdiserri, MD, a top AIDS expert at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The number of new HIV diagnoses among gay and bisexual men rose 11% between 2000 and 2003 in the 32 states studied by the CDC.

The new sex police: with AIDS diagnoses on the rise and a scary new strain of HIV looming large, some activists are advocating radical methods to halt unsafe sex

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention www.cdc.gov/tohacco Access the Surgeon General's reports on tobacco and other tobacco-related education and research materials.

Resources

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), on average, every year between 5 and 20 percent of the U.S.

Leaders emphasize basics in light of flu vaccine shortage

In a 2001 report on trends in colorectal cancer screening, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimated that in 1999 only 20.6% of U.S.

Inflammation may have its place in the healing runner

Stoneburner, a former Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and World Health Organization (WHO) epidemiologist, says that that is the same level of efficacy one might expect from an HIV vaccine.

Sexual abstinence behind Uganda's AIDS success story. (News in Brief: Uganda)

In 1999, 16,273 cases of Lyme disease were reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Outdoor: hazards preventive measures