Question

you will next be reading from the truth about drugs booklet. before you begin, check your understanding of the following words that have to do with drugs:
the word center for disease control (cdc) means:
□ a place you go to when you have a disease and need medical care
□ the central location in a country where the germs that cause diseases are developed and then spread into the society as a method of population control
□ an agency of the us government that conducts research into the origin and occurrence of diseases and develop methods for their control and prevention
□ an establishment in every city where parents take their children to get vaccinations against common diseases

Explanation:

The CDC is a U.S. federal public health agency focused on disease research, control, and prevention, which matches the third option. The other options describe hospitals, false conspiracy claims, and local vaccination clinics, which are not the CDC's definition.

Answer:

An agency of the US Government that conducts research into the origin and occurrence of diseases and develops methods for their control and prevention