Disease outbreaks: measles, Mpox, tuberculosis, meningococcal, and bird flu 2024
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Can avian flu spread to humans? Is meningococcal disease deadly? Are TB cases on the rise? Who should get Mpox vaccine? Are measles still around? Our guest is AMA Vice President of Science, Medicine and Public Health, Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts. 💻 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention H5N1 Bird Flu Current Situation Summary: https://www.cdc.gov/flu/avianflu/avian-flu-summary.htm 🐓 More information on avian flu reporting: https://www.cdc.gov/flu/avianflu/index.htm 📊 What is the new CDC report on TB: https://www.cdc.gov/tb/statistics/default.htm 📖 Facts about tuberculosis: https://www.cdc.gov/tb/topic/basics/default.htm 📢 CDC issues alert for meningococcal infections (Increase in Invasive Serogroup Y Meningococcal Disease in the United States): https://emergency.cdc.gov/han/2024/han00505.asp 🚨 Latest CDC health alert 2024 via the Health Alert Network (HAN CDC website): https://emergency.cdc.gov/han/ 📍 Googling "mpox vaccine near me"? Use the CDC Mpox Vaccine Locator here: https://npin.cdc.gov/web-tools/mpox-vaccine-locator 💉 Updated CDC Mpox vaccine recommendations: https://www.cdc.gov/poxvirus/mpox/vaccines/vaccine-recommendations.html 🔍 CDC measles cases and surveillance: https://www.cdc.gov/measles/cases-outbreaks.html 📋 CDC measles fact sheet PDF: https://www.cdc.gov/measles/downloads/Measles-fact-sheet-508.pdf 🦠 Wondering "how does measles spread" or curious "is measles deadly"? Watch: https://youtu.be/HaPs_HNFoB0?si=byg9vdQzF1YMjgsu 🌎 Measles outbreak 2024: Where is measles most common? Track measles cases worldwide: https://www.cdc.gov/globalhealth/measles/data/global-measles-outbreaks.html 🩺 The AMA is your powerful ally in patient care. Join now: https://bit.ly/AMAJoinRenew
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