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
âHurricane Katrina was one of the strongest storms to impact the coast of the United States during the last 100 years.â (âHurricane Katrinaâ from NOAA) Hurricanes all start in tropical waters because they can only start in warm waters.