Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Fictitious Diseases & Conditions A-Z Index

The official web site of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention proudly declares the CDC is
"the nation's premier public health agency working to ensure healthy people in a healthy world."

A cursory glance at the Diseases & Conditions A-Z Index posted at www.cdc.gov reveals the CDC has a hard time telling the difference between real and imaginary diseases.   The Index provides information about such conditions as ADHD, Dog Bites, Menopause and Winter Storms, but not a single word about Akathisia, Dystonia, Parkinsonism, Tardive Dyskinesia or any number of serious illnesses commonly caused by prescription drugs.

With more than 14,000 employees and an annual budget topping $10 billion, the CDC ought to know better.
Like the FDA and the NIH, the CDC is a servant of Big Pharma, dedicated to expanding the drug market...
which has nothing to do with ensuring healthy people in a healthy world.

Alphabetical guide to diseases and conditions, courtesy of the Centers for Disease Control: Under A you'll find ADHD and Autism but not Akathisia or Ataxia. ------------------- Under B you'll find Blast Injuries but not Bradykinesia. ------------------- Under C you'll find Chronic Fatigue Syndrome but not Cogwheel Rigidity. ------------------- Under D you'll find Dog Bites and Drowning but not Dysphagia or Dystonia. ------------------- Under E you'll find Mosquito-borne Encephalitis but not Extrapyramidal Syndrome. ------------------- Under F you'll find Fibromyalgia and Fireworks Injuries ("most often affecting the hands, eyes, head, face, and ear") but not Facial Spasms or Formication (a sensation of insects crawling over the skin). ------------------- Under G you'll find Giardia and Gout but not Galactorrhoea or Gynecomastia. ------------------- Under H you'll find Head Lice and Hot Tub Rash but not Hyperkinesia or Hypotonia. ------------------- Under I you'll find Iron Deficiency but not Iatrogenic Epidemic. ------------------- Under J you'll find Jaundice but not Juvenile Parkinsonism. ------------------- Under K you'll find Kernicterus which is another name for Jaundice found under J. ------------------- Under L you'll find Latex Allergies but not Loss of Libido. ------------------- Under M you'll find Menopause and Monkeypox but not Muscle Spasticity or Myoclonus. ------------------- Under N you'll find Needlesticks and Noise but not Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome or Neurotoxicity. ------------------- Under O you'll find Obesity and Overweight but not Oculogyric Crisis or Off-Label Prescribing. ------------------- Under P you'll find Pregnancy but not Parkinson's Disease. ------------------- Under Q you'll find Q Fever but not Prolonged QT Syndrome. ------------------- Under R you'll find Raccoon Roundworm Infection and Relapsing Fever but not Rabbit Syndrome or Resting Tremor. ------------------- Under S you'll find Swimmer's Itch but not Serotonin Syndrome. ------------------- Under T you'll find Tularemia but not Tardive Dyskinesia. ------------------- Under U you won't find Urinary Tract Infection, Urticaria or Uterine Cancer. ------------------- Under V you'll find Vaccination but not Vitamin Deficiency. ------------------- Under W you'll find Winter Storms but not Withdrawal Syndrome. ------------------- Under X you'll find nothing, not even Xanthopsia or Xerostomia. ------------------- Under Y you'll find Yellow Fever but not Yawning Elicited By Dopamine Receptor Agonists. ------------------- Under Z you'll find Zoster Virus Infection (shingles) but not Ziprasidone-Induced Pisa Syndrome (involuntary twisting of the body and head while bending to one side like the Leaning Tower of Pisa).

Can you suggest a new entry in the CDC's A-Z Index?   Yes you can!
The CDC welcomes your suggestions; please email cdcweb@cdc.gov.

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