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MineralMan

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8. None of those things are part of what the CDC does.
Sat Oct 4, 2014, 01:09 PM
Oct 2014

The article at the link was about the CDC's response team. Everything you mentioned is the responsibility of the local jurisdiction, not the CDC. The CDC is a federal agency and its mission is to do research and provide guidance and information. When a rare and dangerous instance of a disease is identified, they send a team to the location to assist in tracking contacts, etc. They also publish and maintain information and best practice protocols for a wide range of diseases.

The CDC is not a healthcare delivery organization, nor is it in charge of the items on your list.

I'm discussing the article at the link, which is about the CDC's response to this instance of Ebola. You're discussing things that were not mentioned in that article and that are not part of the CDC's mission.

Go to the link below and explore. You'll find out what the CDC does in cases like this and what information they offer to local jurisdictions. What's on that website is what the CDC does for a very wide range of health issues:

CDC Ebola Update Website Page - Lots and lots of resources and links to important information
http://www.cdc.gov/vhf/ebola/index.html

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