CDC [Center of Disease Control] news and alerts in Spanish
Thursday, January 24, 2008
http://www.cdc.gov/spanish
Summary:
1) Do not allow mosquito bites to ruin your tropical vacation this winter
2) January is the month of cervix cancer awareness
3) Extreme cold: prevention guide
4) 2002 Family Growth National Survey data: HIV tests, 2002
5) Statistics
6) New podcasts
1) Do not allow mosquito bites to ruin your tropical vacation this winter.
If you are thinking of an exotic, tropical destination, do not forget that in many
tropical places there are mosquitoes that can transmit diseases like fever and
paludism, also known as malaria.
http://www.cdc.gov/spanish/especialesCDC/mosquitos/index.htm
2) January is the month of cervix cancer awareness. Generally, cervix cancer
can be prevented if a screening test called Papanicolau or Pap is taken
regularly. If detected on time and treated correctly, cervix cancer has a
high probability to be cured.
http://www.cdc.gov/spanish/especialesCDC/Cancer_cervical/index.htm
3) Extreme cold: prevention guide
Hypothermia and freezing are the two main problems associated with
prolonged exposure to the intense cold.
http://emergency.cdc.gov/disasters/winter/ers/guide.asp
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