The CDC's disease prevention efforts include educating the public on how to recognize and avoid contracting common infectious diseases, such as the flu and strep throat.
DISASTERS Hurricane Katrina approaches landfall on the Gulf coast. Very little on land or water was spared by the storm when it struck in 2005. (Image from NOAA) Hurricane Katrina caused devastating personal, social, economic, and cultural losses. This image shows homes destroyed by the storm in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana. (Image from
Severe thunderstorms and flash flooding possible across the High Plains and Upper Midwest. Heavy rainfall to persist across the central Gulf Coast states. Severe thunderstorms will be possible across portions of the northern Plains/Upper Midwest today. Heavy rain will also likely bring flash flooding to this area. Showers and thunderstorms will linger across the Gulf states. Flash flooding is likely in the central Gulf Coast.