Join the fight against ALS

["Centers for Disease Control and Prevention" <no-reply@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Learn more about how we can all fight ALS together.

CDC Features

ALS Awareness Month In order to find answers about ALS, participation is crucial. The National ALS Registry helps connect people who are living with the disease to researchers looking for answers. Learn more about how we can all fight ALS together. Read More	Latest Features Cancer and Women Recognizing School Nurses Outdoor Play and Safety Power of Social Connection ME/CFS Awareness Day Better Hearing and Speech Arthritis Self-Management

Disease of the Week

Ticks, especially the tiny nymphs, can attach to any part of the body. They generally need 36-48 hours to feed on your blood and can leave you with a parting gift ─ a red, expanding, rash! The rash won’t hurt or itch but it can come with fatigue, chills, fever, and body aches. Lyme disease is treated with antibiotics.  >> Learn More

Image of the Week

	This 2014 image depicts Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) microbiologist Kitty Anderson, holding up two Petri dish culture plates growing bacteria in the presence of discs containing various antibiotics. >> Learn More

COVID-19 Public Health Emergency

End of the Federal COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE) Declaration CDC is shifting from an emergency response to incorporating COVID-19 activities into routine public health practice. Most tools, like vaccines, treatments, and testing, will remain available. But, some tools, like certain data sources and reporting, will change. >> Learn More

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

1600 Clifton Rd   Atlanta, GA 30329   1-800-CDC-INFO (800-232-4636)   TTY: 888-232-6348
Questions or Problems  |