Awal D Khan,Elvin Magee,Gail Grant;Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Awal D Khan
Tuberculosis (TB) is transmitted via the airborne route by person-to-person contact. Although TB is a leading cause of death on a global scale, most cases can be cured with treatment. From 1993 to 2010, the number of TB cases reported in th...
Prevalence of hypertension and controlled hypertension - United States, 2007-2010 [0.03%]
2007-2010年美国高血压及控制情况分析
Cathleen D Gillespie,Kimberly A Hurvitz;Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Cathleen D Gillespie
Hypertension is a major risk factor for heart disease and stroke. As the first and fourth leading causes of death in the United States, heart disease and stroke occur in approximately 30% of adults aged ≥18 years in the United States. Disp...
Ernest Moy,Eva Chang,Marguerite Barrett;Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Ernest Moy
Potentially preventable hospitalizations are admissions to a hospital for certain acute illnesses (e.g., dehydration) or worsening chronic conditions (e.g., diabetes) that might not have required hospitalization had these conditions been ma...
Joyce A Martin,Michelle J K Osterman;Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Joyce A Martin
Approximately one third of all infant deaths in the U.S. are related to preterm birth. Infants who survive a preterm birth are at greater risk than those born later in pregnancy for early death and lifelong effects such as neurologic and co...
Periodontitis among adults aged ≥30 years - United States, 2009-2010 [0.03%]
2009～2010年美国≥30岁成人牙周炎患病率调查分析报告
Gina Thornton-Evans,Pau Eke,Liang Wei et al.
Gina Thornton-Evans et al.
Periodontal disease, or gum disease, is a chronic infection of the hard and soft tissue supporting the teeth and is a leading cause of tooth loss in older adults. Tooth loss impairs dental function and quality of life in older adults. The c...
Ashleigh L May,David Freedman,Bettylou Sherry et al.
Ashleigh L May et al.
Obesity is a major public health problem affecting adults and children in the United States. Since 1960, the prevalence of adult obesity in the United States has nearly tripled, from 13% in 1960-1962 to 36% during 2009-2010. Since 1970, the...
Anna Satcher Johnson,Linda Beer,Catlainn Sionean et al.
Anna Satcher Johnson et al.
At the end of 2009, approximately 1.1 million persons in the United States were living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, with approximately 50,000 new infections annually. The prevalence of HIV continues to be greatest amon...
Matthew M Zack;Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Matthew M Zack;Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Health-related quality of life is physical and mental health, as perceived by a person or group of people, during a period of time. This measure complements traditional public health measures of mortality and morbidity. Fair or poor self-ra...
Gloria L Beckles,Chiu-Fang Chou;Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Gloria L Beckles
In 2011, an estimated 26 million persons aged ≥20 years (11.3% of the U.S. population) had diabetes. Both the prevalence and incidence of diabetes have increased rapidly since the mid-1990s, with minority racial/ethnic groups and socioecon...
Asthma attacks among persons with current asthma - United States, 2001-2010 [0.03%]
2001～2010年美国现有哮喘患者发作情况
Jeanne E Moorman,Cara J Person,Hatice S Zahran;Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Jeanne E Moorman
Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disorder of the airways that is characterized by episodic and reversible airflow obstruction, airway hyper-responsiveness, and underlying inflammation. Common asthma symptoms include wheezing, coughing, and ...