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Journal cover: Anne Adams (1940–2007). Pi (1998). Gouache on paper. In Pi, on this month's cover of Emerging Infectious Diseases, painted when Adams was 58 and before any symptoms of language loss, she moved away from translating music toward abstraction. At the peak of her creativity, she painted mathematical concepts. And it is not surprising that she chose to paint π, one of the most mysterious and recognizable numbers, even to those who have long forgotten what it represents or how frequently it turns up in science and nature. Inside an iconic border summarizing the history of π Adams portrayed a 32- × 46-digit portion in a matrix of the first 1,471 digits (plus the decimal point). With white, black, and component colors of the white light spectrum marking each integer from 0 to 9, she tried to capture the randomness of π's expansion.
July 2008 issue

About the journal: Emerging Infectious Diseases represents the scientific communications component of CDC's efforts against the threat of emerging infections. More >

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Travel to China for the OlympicsBeijing 2008 Olympics: Go for the Gold – in Travel Health!
July 7, 2008
Many Americans will travel to China this summer to witness the 2008 Olympic and Paralympic Games. If you’re one of them or know someone who is, keep reading to learn about safe and healthy travel to China. more >

Hand hygiene saves livesHandwashing: Hand Hygiene Saves Lives
June 23, 2008
Keeping hands clean is one of the most important ways to prevent the spread of infection and illness. CDC announces two new resources to promote hand hygiene. more >


Healthy swimmingHealthy Swimming: Avoiding Germs in Swimming Pools
May 30, 2008
Summer is here and that means Americans soon head to outdoor pools and water parks. A study in Emerging Infectious Diseases looked for evidence of parasites in samples from swimming pool filter systems. more >


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