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  1. can be transmitted from mother 2 child during childbirth & thru sexual contact, needle sticks, & blood transfusions.

  2. fever is still common in the developing world, where it affects about 21.5 million people each year.

  3. Today we remember the millions killed and injured in road traffic accidents.

  4. By the end of 2012, >100 million people in Africa were protected from serogroup A disease because of vaccines!

  5. Routine immunization against is impt because it's the #1 cause of vaccine-preventable death among African children.

  6. was the 1st country to protect girls against #cervical#cancer with .

  7. Use this chart to learn the ABCs of .

  8. fever is more common in areas where handwashing is less frequent & water is likely to be contaminated with sewage.

  9. More people in the world have a mobile phone than a toilet.

  10. Have you ever stopped to think about how many times you use a toilet each day?

  11. Today at 2:30 EST on CNN Vital Signs: @drsanjagupta & CDC’s Dr. Tappero discuss global .

  12. Access to safe drinking water & improved sanitation key to preventing .

  13. : Yes, it exists. And here's why it's no joke:

  14. Vaccines have eliminated diseases that once killed thousands of children. We must maintain high immunization rates.

  15. CDC’s Dr. Tappero – “We were tracking almost 300 infectious disease outbreaks of concern in 145 countries.”

  16. Nov 19 2:30 EST: Watch Vital Signs as discusses threats w/ CDC’s Dr. Tappero.

  17. New report released this week from brings attn to health consequences of . Learn more:

  18. Nearly 70% of countries are unprepared to effectively detect, assess, report & respond to potential health threats

  19. Each year, about 96 -related deaths occur in the US.

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