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Ensuring Safety and Comfort: 3M N95 Fit Test Training for Healthcare Providers 

American Medical Compliance

The CDC’s FluSurv-NET system, a sentinel network of healthcare facilities, documented over 104,000 flu-related hospitalizations across 13 states during past flu seasons. Among the various PPE items, the N95 respirator mask stands out as a crucial tool in preventing the spread of airborne pathogens.

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Episode 23 - Influenza Diagnosis and Management in the Emergency Department

EB Medicine

The CDC estimates that epidemics cost 10 billion dollars per year. Antigen drift refers to small point mutations to the viral genes that code for H and N. The CDC defines “influenza-like illness” as a temperature > 100 F, plus cough or sore throat, in the absence of a known cause other than influenza.

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ED care of refugee populations from sub-Saharan Africa

EMDocs

4,5 Of particular concern is the Sudanese conflict, which began in April 2023, and which has caused the largest internal displacement of a population in documented history. The CDC hotline is 1-855-856-4713 (toll-free) or 1-770-488-7100 (all hours), email address malaria@cdc.gov. In: CDC Yellow Book 2024. 57 Table 2.