Center for Disease Control

The Communicable Disease Center was established by Congress in July of 1946 for the purpose of preventing malaria from spreading in the United States.  By 1951 malaria was eradicated in the whole country.  The name of the agency was changed to the Center for Disease Control (CDC) in 1981, and its mission, the study and control of infectious disease, had ballooned to include the research in non-infectious diseases.  For instance, the epidemiology of lead poisoning and drug overdoses. The CDC has made seminal contributions to public health efforts to control and treat important diseases.  These include, but are not limited…

by jpwmd November 6, 2026November 6, 2026