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May 14, 20242 min read
5/14/24 Public Health Education Topic: Cryptosporidium
Per CDC: Cryptosporidiosis is a disease that causes watery diarrhea. It is caused by microscopic germs—parasites called Cryptosporidium....
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May 10, 20241 min read
5/10/24 Public Health Education Topic: Cholera/Vibrio Cholerae
Per CDC: Cholera is an acute, diarrheal illness caused by infection of the intestine with the toxigenic bacterium Vibrio...
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May 7, 20241 min read
05/07/24 Public Health Education Topic: Campylobacteriosis
Per CDC: Campylobacter (Campylobacteriosis) causes an estimated 1.5 million illnesses each year in the United States. People can get...
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Apr 18, 20241 min read
FREE Manager Level Food Training Being Offered at Blue Ridge CTC
SERVSAFE® FOOD SAFETY MANAGEMENT TRAINING This class is offered at NO-COST to residents or employees of West Virginia. The ServSafe...
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Apr 2, 20242 min read
National Public Health Week Daily Themes
Per nphw.org During each day of National Public Health Week, we focus on a particular public health topic. Then, we identify ways each of...
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Apr 1, 20241 min read
Berkeley County Permit Fees will increase as of 07/01/2024.
Attention: Berkeley County Septic Installers and Well Drillers Please be advised that our permit fees in Berkeley County, WV will...
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Mar 21, 20242 min read
Raw Milk: Public Education 3.21.24
Per CDC: What are the risks associated with drinking raw milk? Raw milk is milk that has not been pasteurized to kill harmful bacteria....
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Mar 19, 20241 min read
Important Notice: Potential Delay with Sending Permit Fee Letter
We wanted to make you aware of a potential delay in sending out permit renewal letters this year due to possible changes in permit fees....
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Mar 15, 20241 min read
03/15/24 Public Health Education Topic: Animal Exposures/Rabies
Per CDC: Rabies is a fatal but preventable viral disease. It can spread to people and pets if they are bitten or scratched by a rabid...
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Mar 15, 20243 min read
Bed Bugs: What you should know to rest easier!
Infromation being shared from the United States Environmental Protection Agency website: Let's start with some Myth Busting! Bed Bug...
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Mar 11, 20241 min read
B-MCBOH: Environmental Health permits proposed fee schedule - Now open for public comment.
Berkeley-Morgan County Board of Health announces their proposed fee schedule for Environmental Health permits for any permits issued with...
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Jan 19, 20241 min read
01/19/24 Public Health Education Topic: Tularemia
Per the CDC What is tularemia? Tularemia is a potentially serious illness that occurs naturally in the United States. It is caused by the...
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Jan 5, 20241 min read
01/05/24 Public Health Education Topic: Hantaviruses
Per the CDC: Hantaviruses are a family of viruses spread mainly by rodents and can cause varied disease syndromes in people worldwide. ...
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Dec 26, 20231 min read
01/12/24 Public Health Education Topic: CRE
Per the CDC: General information about CRE CRE stands for carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales. Enterobacterales are an order of germs,...
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Dec 8, 20231 min read
12/08/23 Public Education Topic: Brucellosis
Brucellosis is an infectious disease caused by bacteria. People can get the disease when they are in contact with infected animals or...
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Dec 1, 20232 min read
12/01/23 Public Health Education Topic: Smoking
Smoking leads to disease and disability and harms nearly every organ of the body. More than 16 million Americans are living with a...
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Nov 28, 20232 min read
11/28/23 Public Health Education Topic: E-Cigarettes (Vaping)
What are e-cigarettes? E-cigarettes come in many shapes and sizes. Most have a battery, a heating element, and a place to hold a liquid....
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Nov 24, 20231 min read
11/24/23 Public Health Education Topic: Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease
Classic CJD is a human prion disease. It is a neurodegenerative disorder with characteristic clinical and diagnostic features. This...
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Nov 21, 20231 min read
11/21/23 Public Health Education Topic: Chronic Wasting Disease
Chronic wasting disease (CWD) is a prion disease that affects deer, elk, reindeer, sika deer and moose. It has been found in some areas...
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Nov 14, 20231 min read
11/14/23 Public Health Education Topic: C. diff
C. diff (also known as Clostridioides difficile or C. difficile) is a germ (bacterium) that causes diarrhea and colitis (an inflammation...
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