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
1) Katrina, the Category 3 hurricane that struck in 2005, was responsible for at least $108billion in property damage and is by far the costliest hurricane to ever strike the US. 2) Andrew, which struck in Florida and Louisiana as a Category 5, the most intense ranking there is, in 1992.t least 12,000 people were killed. 2) The Okeechobee Hurricane of 1928, which struck Florida as a Category 5 monster, killing 3,000 people. 3) Katrina, perhaps the most documented storm ever, struck as a Category 3 in 2005, killing between 1,500 and 1,800 people.