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Estimated Influenza Illnesses and Hospitalizations Averted by Vaccination - CDC

Chronic diseases and conditions—such as heart disease, stroke, cancer, diabetes, obesity, and arthritis—are among the most common, costly, and preventable of all health problems.

Clostridium difficile (C. difficile) caused almost half a million infections among patients in the United States in a single year, according to a new study released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). C. difficile causes an inflammation of the colon and deadly diarrhea.

Links to key resources on the burden of influenza - CDC

The HIV epidemic is a serious public health issue in the Hispanic/Latino community.

Nationally, 60% to 75% of older adults have multiple (2 or more) chronic conditions (MCCs), and the burden is even higher among low-income, racial/ethnic minority populations.

This is another in a series of occasional MMWR reports titled CDC Grand Rounds. These reports are based on grand rounds presentations at CDC on high-profile issues in public health science, practice, and policy. Information about CDC Grand Rounds is available at http://www.