Microbiology and Immunology

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Because all types of endocytosis use energy, they are consid-

ered active transport.

See alsoBacterial growth and division; Biochemistry; Cell

cycle and cell division; Enzymes; Molecular biology and

molecular genetics

CCenters for Disease ControlENTERS FORDISEASECONTROL

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is one

of the primary public healthinstitutions in the world. CDC is

headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, with facilities at 9 other

sites in the United States. The centers are the focus of the

United States government efforts to develop and implement

prevention and control strategies for diseases, including those

of microbiological origin.

The CDC is home to 11 national centers that address

various aspects of health care and disease prevention.

Examples of the centers include the National Center for

Chronic Disease Prevention and Health promotion, National

Center for Infectious Diseases, National Immunization

Program, and the National Center for HIV, STD, and TB

Prevention.

CDC was originally the acronym for The Communi-

cable Disease Center. This center was a redesignation of an

existing facility known as the Malaria Control in War Areas.

The malaria control effort had been mandated to eradicate

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