Features from this Week: AFM Awareness Month, 30th ADA Anniversary, Help for Your Diabetes, and More!

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About Acute Flaccid Myelitis

                      Week in Review

 About Acute Flaccid Myelitis
Acute flaccid myelitis (AFM) is an uncommon but serious neurologic condition. It affects the nervous system, specifically the area of the spinal cord called gray matter, which causes the muscles and reflexes in the body to become weak.

                    About AFM >

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                    30th ADA Anniversary
July 26, 2020 marks the 30th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), a civil rights law that promotes the inclusion of people with disabilities in every aspect of life. Learn what CDC is doing to support disability inclusion, which can improve health for all. 

How CDC supports disability inclusion >En Español >

Help for Your Diabetes
When you have diabetes, managing blood sugar, blood pressure, and cholesterol are all equally important to live a healthy life. Also essential are key lifestyle choices – including the foods you eat, your physical activity, and taking care of your mental health.

How to take care of yourself and your diabetes >   

                    Oysters and Vibriosis
Raw oysters can ruin your summer. That’s because you can get very sick from eating raw oysters. Learn about vibriosis—a disease linked to raw oysters—and how to protect your health when it comes to oysters and certain other shellfish.

About oysters and vibriosis >
En Español

Extreme Heat
High temperatures kill hundreds of people every year. Heat-related deaths and illness are preventable, yet more than 700 people die from extreme heat every year in the United States. Take measures to stay cool, remain hydrated, and keep informed. 

Stay cool in hot weather >
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                    Protect Newborns
The two best ways to prevent group B strep (GBS) disease during the first week of a newborn’s life are:
•	Testing pregnant women for GBS bacteria
•	Giving antibiotics, during labor, to women at increased risk
Unfortunately, experts have not identified effective ways to prevent GBS disease in people older than one week old.

Prevent GBS >
En Español

                      Disease of the Week

                    Recreational water illness

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                    Bucket of Water

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