CDC Expert Commentary

This special series of commentaries, interviews, and slideshows is part of a collaboration between CDC and Medscape. This content is designed to deliver CDC's authoritative guidance directly to Medscape's physicians, nurses, pharmacists, and other healthcare professionals.

Expert Commentaries

5 Things to Know About Acute Flaccid Myelitis Acute flaccid myelitis continues to be confusing and frightening. What is the current state of knowledge about this rare but increasing childhood illness?
CDC Expert Commentary, October 2019
Flu Vaccine Recommendations for the 2019-2020 Season Here are the updates to this season's flu vaccine recommendations.
CDC Expert Commentary, September 2019
Animal Lovers and Zoonotic Diseases: 5 Things to Know Anybody who comes in contact with animals is at risk for zoonotic diseases, and this should be on every clinician's radar. Here are five things to know.
CDC Expert Commentary, September 2019
5 Hidden Dangers in International Travel Travel to far-flung, global locations is growing in popularity. Prepare your patients for safe and healthy international travel with these five things to remember.
CDC Expert Commentary, August 2019
Rabies Risk Assessment: Test Your Knowledge Challenge yourself with these cases that illustrate key rabies prevention and treatment situations. Would you know what to do?
CDC Expert Commentary, August 2019
Updated Tuberculosis Guidelines for Healthcare Workers In response to the declining number of TB cases, the guidelines for screening, testing, and treatment of healthcare workers have been updated. Here are the key points to know.
CDC Expert Commentary, June 2019
Tick Bites: An Infographic to Post on Your Wall This infographic from the CDC shows the steps to take when a patient presents with a tick bite, from tick removal to prophylactic treatment and what testing to order.
CDC Expert Commentary, May 2019
Hepatitis A: Breaking Out All Over Every encounter with those at risk is an opportunity to vaccinate against hepatitis A.
CDC Expert Commentary, May 2019
CDC Guidance for Swine Influenza Virus Infection Human infection with swine flu viruses can occur. Here's how to diagnose and treat swine flu.
CDC Expert Commentary, May 2019
Your Norovirus Questions, Answered Norovirus outbreaks seem to be everywhere, closing schools and returning cruise ships to port. Here's what you need to know about this highly contagious illness.
CDC Expert Commentary, April 2019
Fever in Travelers: Could It Be a Viral Hemorrhagic Fever? Would you recognize a possible life-threatening VHF on the basis of symptoms and travel history?
CDC Expert Commentary, April 2019

Slideshows

Infant Outcomes of Zika: New Data New CDC data on more than 1400 infants reveal the adverse outcomes found in infants exposed to Zika in utero.
CDC Expert Commentary, November 2018
Ocular Findings in Congenital Zika Infection Images show the range of ocular manifestations in infants with congenital Zika infection.
CDC Expert Commentary, May 2018
Illnesses Linked to Contact With Pets and Farm Animals We love our animals, but occasionally they transmit some fairly serious pathogens, so precautions must be taken.
CDC Expert Commentary, March 2018
Where Art Meets Science: A Lens on the CDC Over a career spanning more than three decades, CDC photographer Jim Gathany has taken some stellar photos of deadly pathogens, flying vectors of disease, and CDC professionals at work.
CDC Expert Commentary, July 2017
What Foods Are Making People Sick? Recent Major Outbreaks This quick review by CDC highlights the country's major outbreaks of foodborne illness in recent months.
CDC Expert Commentary, June 2017
An Alarming Trend: Multistate Foodborne Illness Outbreaks When a foodborne illness affects multiple states, it can be harder to trace and more severe.
CDC Expert Commentary, June 2016
Foodborne Illness Outbreaks: Most Wanted List Have we done enough to prevent foodborne illness, or are we doomed to experience the same kind of outbreaks that we have seen in the past few years?
CDC Expert Commentary, May 2015
Hepatitis C: 25 Years From Discovery to Cure Explore this timeline to learn more about the highlights and milestones from the past 25 years of hepatitis C, from its discovery in 1989 to essentially its cure in 2014.
CDC Expert Commentary, November 2014
Neglected Parasitic Infections in the United States Do you know which 5 parasitic infections are often underrecognized in the United States?
CDC Expert Commentary, May 2014
Risks From Pets and Pet Food Provide your patients with updated information on the prevention of animal-related enteric zoonoses to ensure that they are able to enjoy their pets without getting sick!
CDC Expert Commentary, December 2013

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