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This report discusses the attempts by two states, New York and South Carolina, to improve patient adherence to anti-TB therapy during 1986-1991 using a combination of strategies. Both states used a combination of strategies: incentives, directly observed therapy (DOT), court-ordered DOT, and...

This report contains CDC's revised classification system for HIV infection and AIDS among adolescents and adults. The definition replaces the system published by CDC in 1986 and contains the expanded AIDS surveillance case definition. Appendixes include equivalences for CD4+ T-lymphocyte count and...

This report contains recommendations from CDC on preventing transmission of HIV and the Hepatitis B virus to patients during invasive procedures. It advises health care workers to follow universal precautions, which require that blood and body fluids of all patients be handled as if they contain...

This information sheet provides general information about Hepatitis C. It explains that Hepatitis C is an infection of the liver caused by the Hepatitis C virus. The information sheet discusses the effect of Hepatitis C, acute and chronic forms of the disease, transmission, epidemiology, the...

This information sheet provides general information about Hepatitis C. It explains that Hepatitis C is an infection of the liver caused by the Hepatitis C virus. The information sheet discusses the effect of Hepatitis C, acute and chronic forms of the disease, transmission, epidemiology, the...

This information sheet for parents discusses the need for the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine to protect their children from HPV infection. It explains that HPV can cause anal and oropharyngeal cancers in both women and men; cancers of the cervix, vulva, and vagina in women; and cancer of the...

This poster is an infographic that describes the importance of HPV cancer prevention. It states that parents and healthcare professionals are the key to protecting adolescents from HPV cancers and recommends vaccinating 11-12 year olds.

This information sheet discusses Medicare coverage for people age 65 and older or younger people who are disabled by HIV. The information sheet explains Medicare benefits, eligibility, Medicare spending and caseload, and its future outlook. A profile of HIV/AIDS patients receiving Medicare is...

This guide discusses the use of statistics and epidemiology in TB control. It defines key concepts in epidemiology and gives detailed examples and sample problems. It explains specific uses of epidemiology and epidemiologic terms and techniques. The monograph describes how these concepts can be used...

This pamphlet discusses hepatitis C virus infection (HCV) for the newly-diagnosed patient. It explains the disease including acute and chronic infection, its symptoms, effect on the liver, treatment including the two oral medications cleared by the Federal Drug Administration for patients with...