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" We continue to recommend flu vaccine as the single best way to protect yourself against the flu. The vaccine will protect against strains covered in the vaccine, and it may have some effectiveness in the drifted strains. "

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" Flu can be serious, and it kills tens of thousands of Americans each year. Vaccination is easier and more convenient than ever, so get yourself and your family protected. "

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" The bottom line is that Ebola is hard to treat, and when the first patient ever with Ebola came to the United States, we thought the guidelines would protect the health care workers. "

" Physical activity - even if you don't lose an ounce, you'll live longer, feel healthier and be less likely to get cancer, heart disease, stroke and arthritis. It's the closest thing we have to a wonder drug. "

" Cigars, cigarettes, and hookah tobacco are all smoked tobacco - addictive and deadly. We need effective action to protect our kids from struggling with a lifelong addiction to nicotine. "

" Pregnant women who are in places where Zika is spreading should do everything they can to avoid mosquito bites. And we, as a society, need to do everything we can to control Zika. That means learning more about it; that means controlling mosquitoes more effectively. That means achieving a vaccine. "

" If we vaccinate well, if we increase those vaccination rates, we can stop measles just as we stopped it before. "

" CDC is supporting community efforts by establishing competitive grants to support local programs to help individuals and families to get healthy and stay healthy. "

" More than 50 million people around the world died during the 1918-1919 flu pandemic. That's why we have epidemiologists all over the world tracking whether new strains of flu emerge. "

" The United States has made remarkable progress in reducing both teen pregnancy and racial and ethnic differences, but the reality is, too many American teens are still having babies. "

" Every health threat has a different nature and characteristic and appropriate response. Zika is a particular risk to pregnant women who reside in or thinking of traveling to places where Zika is spreading. "

" The bottom line is, if you're pregnant, don't travel to an area where Zika is spreading. "

" A vaccine that prevented tuberculosis would merit a Nobel Prize, but it's just very difficult to develop. "

" Some hospitals screen all ICU patients and isolate those with MRSA, a process that can be challenging for both caregivers and patients. "

" The more we look at drug resistance, the more concerned we are. It basically shows us that the end of the road isn't very far away for antibiotics. "

" Communities across the nation play an important role in leading the way toward healthier families, and the Affordable Care Act helps make prevention an important priority for every community. "

" We have learned a lot about how to treat Ebola, how to ensure that the people caring for people with Ebola do so minimizing their risk of infection. "

" I've treated so many adults who are desperate - desperate - to get off tobacco. They all started as kids. I see the industry getting another generation of our kids addicted. "

" We do prioritize addressing MDR-TB. We have done that for more than 20 years; that's why we've been able to drastically reduce U.S. cases of MDR-TB. "

" Ebola so scary and so unfamiliar, it's really important to outline what the facts are and that we know how to control it. We control it by traditional public health measures. We do that, and Ebola goes away. "

" Haiti is not an easy place to fight disease, even in the best of times. That was true even before a devastating earthquake ravaged Haiti's capital and largest city, Port-au-Prince, in 2010. "

" Stopping TB requires a government program that functions every day of the year, and that's hard in certain parts of the world. And partly it's because of who tuberculosis affects: It tends to affect the poor and disenfranchised most. "

" It is the end of the road for antibiotics unless we act urgently. "

" People have a misconception that the tobacco epidemic is a thing of the past. Tobacco still kills more Americans than any other cause. "

" E-cigarettes are a tobacco product. "

Tom Frieden

Tobacco

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" Our progress against malaria is impressive. But vigilance remains a critical ingredient to protect the health of all people. "

" From all the available evidence, the body has an excellent immune response to Zika. Therefore, once you get it once, you will never get it again. "

" When my son was little, he asked me: 'Daddy, which is worser, sugar or salt?' I still don't know the answer. "

Tom Frieden

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Answer

" In addition to pain, disability, and disfigurement, lymphatic filariasis carries a heavy social cost. Those disfigured by the disease are often shunned. Women are often rejected by their families. Both men and women can have difficulty finding jobs. "

" I love... cheesecake in New York. I love whatever is sweet. "

" The first case of Ebola diagnosed in the United States has caused some to call on the United States to ban travel for anyone from the countries in West Africa facing the worst of the Ebola epidemic. That response is understandable. It's only human to want to protect ourselves and our families. "