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Polio is a crippling and potentially deadly infectious disease caused by a virus that spreads from person to person invading the brain and spinal cord and causing paralysis. CDC is a strategic partner in the overall effort to eradicate polio worldwide.

War Stories, The first cases of illness from the 1918 flu pandemic in the United States were reported from Fort Riley, Kansas on March 11 when an Army private became ill; complaining of fever, sore throat, and headache. Military personnel were greatly impacted by the virus and many young recruits were dead from the flu before they ever saw combat.

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CDC public health news, press releases, government public health news, medical and disease news, story ideas, photos.

Cervical cancer is treated in several ways. It depends on the kind of cervical cancer and how far it has spread. Treatments include surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation therapy.

Basic information about colorectal (colon) cancer screening from CDC.

Descriptions of colorectal (colon) cancer screening tests, including high-sensitivity fecal occult blood testing (FOBT), sigmoidoscopy, colonoscopy, double-contrast barium enema, virtual colonoscopy, and stool DNA tests.

Doctors often use additional tests to find or diagnose breast cancer.

CDC scientists used the 2009 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System to describe demographic characteristics, risk behaviors, chronic health problems, health status, and health care access among adolescent and young adult cancer survivors in the United States.