“People have a misconception that the tobacco epidemic is a thing of th...” — Tom Frieden Quote

“People have a misconception that the tobacco epidemic is a thing of the past. Tobacco still kills more Americans than any other cause.”

“Between 2000 and 2010, malaria mortality rates fell by 26 percent around the world. According to the latest World Health Organization estimates, there were about 219 million cases of malaria in 2010 and an estimated 660,000 deaths.”

“The first case of Ebola diagnosed in the United States has caused some to call on the United States to ban travel for anyone from the countries in West Africa facing the worst of the Ebola epidemic. That response is understandable. It's only human to want to protect ourselves and our families.”

“From all the available evidence, the body has an excellent immune response to Zika. Therefore, once you get it once, you will never get it again.”

“It is remarkable how surprising Zika has been. This is the first time we have had a mosquito-borne infection that can cause a devastating birth defect.”

“We have an epidemic of gun violence in America, and in trying to understand how that has happened, part of what we need to do is help equip our children to respond not with fear but with kindness. This has to be the way we go forward.”

“You can find episodes like the flu epidemic or war times when mortality rates go up, but sustained increases in mortality for any major group in any society are really quite rare. It's an indication that something is very wrong.”

“Gun violence in the U.S. is an epidemic.”

“As megacities like Mexico City and Lagos become increasingly common, we could see a rise of the urban epidemic and a new era of infectious disease threatening global health security.”

“Exercise is essential for good health. But we can't exercise our way out of the obesity epidemic.”

“We have an epidemic of insecure people in our society today.”