It is the world's first Ebola epidemic, and it's spiraling out of control. It's bad now, and it's going to get worse in the very near future. There i…

- Tom Frieden

The level of outbreak is beyond anything we’ve seen - or even imagined.

- Tom Frieden

The bottom line here is that I have no doubt that we will control this importation or this case of Ebola so that it does not spread widely throughout…

- Tom Frieden

Unfortunately, it is possible in the coming days that we will see additional cases of Ebola.

- Tom Frieden

It is certainly possible that someone who has had contact with this patient could develop Ebola, but there is no doubt in my mind that we will stop i…

- Tom Frieden

I could not possibly overstate the need for an urgent response.

- Tom Frieden

Your longevity and health are more determined by your ZIP code than they are by your genetic code.

- Tom Frieden

Where you live in the United States shouldn't determine how long and how healthy you live - but it does, far more than it should.

- Tom Frieden