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- 1From: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. (Vol. 58, Issue 40)TABLE I. Provisional cases of infrequently reported notifiable diseases (<1,000 cases reported during the preceding year)--United States, week ending October 10, 2009 (40th week) * 5-year weekly Current Cum average...
- 2From: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. (Vol. 58, Issue 40)Dracunculiasis is a parasitic infection caused by Dracunculus medinensis. Persons become infected by drinking water from stagnant sources (e.g., ponds) contaminated by copepods (water fleas) that contain immature forms...
- 3From: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. (Vol. 58, Issue 40)October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Breast cancer is the most frequent type of cancer in women, and the second leading cause of cancer-related death in women (1). In addition, approximately 30% of women...
- 4From: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. (Vol. 58, Issue 40)TABLE III. Deaths in 122 U.S. cities, * week ending October 10, 2009 (40th week) All causes, by age (years) All [greater than Reporting area ages or equal to] 45-64 25-44 New England 430 311 84 22 Boston, MA 104 72 23 5...
- 5From: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. (Vol. 58, Issue 40)TABLE IV. Provisional cases of selected notifiable disease, * ([dagger]) United States, quarter ending October 3, 2009 (39th week) Current Cum Cum Reporting area quarter Min Max 2009 2008 United States 866 866 3,683...
- 6From: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. (Vol. 58, Issue 40)Muscular dystrophies are a group of genetic diseases characterized by progressive skeletal muscle weakness and muscle cell death with replacement of muscle cells by fibrosis and fat (1). The most common muscular...
- 7From: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. (Vol. 58, Issue 40)TABLE II. Provisional cases of selected notifiable diseases, United States, weeks ending October 10, 2009, and October 4, 2008 (40th week) * Chlamydia ([dagger]) Previous 52 weeks Current Reporting area week Med Max...
- 8From: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. (Vol. 58, Issue 40)Motor-vehicle injuries are the leading cause of death and the fourth leading cause of injury-related emergency department visits among teens aged 15-19 years. In 2007, approximately 4,200 teens in this age group died...