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CDC News and Alerts in Spanish
Thursday 24 of January 2008
http://www.cdc.gov/spanish

Summary
1.) Do not let mosquito bites ruin your tropical vacation this winter.
2.) January is cervical cancer awareness month.
3.) Extreme Cold: Preventive Guide
4.) 2002 National Family Growth Survey data: HIV tests from 2002
5.) Statistics
6.) New Podcasts

1.) Do not let mosquito bites ruin your tropical vacation this winter.
If you are thinking of an exotic tropical location destination, do not forget that in many tropical locations there are mosquitoes that can transmit diseases such as paludismo (also known as malaria) and dengue.
http://www.cdc.gov/spanish/especialesCDC/mosquitos/index.htm
2.) January is cervical cancer awareness month.
Generally cervical cancer can be prevented by regularly testing women with Papanicolau (or Pap.) If it is detected early and is treated correctly, cervical cancer has a high probability of being cured.
http://www.cdc.gov/spanish/especialesCDC?Cancer_cervical?index.htm
3.) Extreme Cold: Preventive Guide
Hypothermia and frostbite are the two principal problems associated with prolonged exposure to extreme cold.
http://emergency.cdc.gov/disasters/winter/es/guide.asp
4.) 2002 National Family Growth Survey data: HIV tests from 2002
2002 HIV tests in the United States
http://cdc.gov/nchs/pressroom/06facts/nsfgad363sp.htm
5.) Statistics
Non-lethal traumatic head injuries
http://www.cdc.goc/spanish/Datos/datos_Lesiones.html
6.) New podcasts
The hepatitis “ABCs”
HIV test: Why knowing helps
Malaria: Prevention is the best defense
The West Nile Virus is still a problem
“Heads UP”( in Spanish “Attention: Concussions in teen sports)
http://www2a.cdc.gov/podcasts/browse.asp?c=76



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