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 The â island is in the Gulf of Mexico. 2  Warships are â heading towards the â Persian Gulf. 3  The â hurricane â caused â enormous â devastation â across the â islands in the gulf. 4  The â river â flows into the Gulf of St. Lawrence. 5  The Gulf â suffered â severe â oil â pollution as a â result of the â war in 1991.