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01/24/25 Public Health Education Topic: Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID)
Per CDC: Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) an infection of a woman's reproductive organs. It is a complication often caused by some STIs,...
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01/21/25 Public Health Education Topic: Tularemia
Per CDC: Tularemia is a disease that can infect animals and people. Rabbits, hares, and rodents are especially susceptible and often die...
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2 Hour Delayed Opening Tuesday, January 21, 2025
Due to inclement weather and road conditions, the Berkeley County Health Department and the Morgan County Health Department will both be...
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Jan 172 min read
01/17/25 Public Health Education Topic: MPOX
Per CDC: At a glance Mpox is a disease caused by a virus in the same family as the virus that causes smallpox. People with mpox often get...
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Health Department
Jan 151 min read
Holiday Closing: 01/20/25 Martin Luther King Jr Day
Our Berkeley County Health Department and Morgan County Health Department offices will be closed on Monday, January 20, 2025, in honor of...
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Jan 141 min read
01/14/25 Public Health Education Topic: Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales (CRE)
Per CDC: Enterobacterales are a group of bacteria (germs) that are a normal part of the human and animal gut but can also cause...
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Health Department
Jan 131 min read
Board of Health Meeting Agenda: January 2025
Location: Morgan County Health Department & Virtual Date & Time: January 27, 2025, 4:00pm  Call to Order/Opening Comments – Dr. Lisa...
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Health Department
Jan 101 min read
01/10/25 Public Health Education Topic: Cancer
Per CDC, you can lower your risk of getting many common kinds of cancer by making healthy choices. Screening tests can find some...
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Health Department
Jan 71 min read
Our 2024 Year in Review Newsletter! Hot off the presses!
2024 was certainly one for the books! So, we have decided to share some of what our team has been up to with you! From community...
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Health Department
Jan 71 min read
01/07/25 Public Education Topic: Hantavirus
Per CDC: Hantaviruses can infect and cause serious disease in people worldwide. People get hantavirus from contact with rodents like rats...
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Jan 61 min read
Delayed Openings 01/07/25
The Berkeley County Health Department and the Morgan County Health Department will open at 12:30pm on January 7, 2025. Further...
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Jan 31 min read
American Red Cross of the Greater Shenandoah Valley Chapter 3-Day Morgan County Event
The American Red Cross of the Greater Shenandoah Valley Chapter in service to Morgan County, looks to build better relationships with...
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Dec 13, 20241 min read
12/13/24 Public Health Education Topic: Smallpox
Per CDC: Key points Smallpox was an infectious disease caused by the variola virus. Smallpox has been eradicated, with no cases occurring...
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Dec 10, 20242 min read
12/10/24 Public Health Education Topic: Brucellosis
Per CDC: Key points Brucellosis is a disease caused by bacteria. The disease spreads to people through contact with infected animals or...
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Dec 6, 20241 min read
12/06/24 Public Health Education Topic: AIDS/HIV
Per CDC: Key points HIV is a virus that attacks the body's immune system. The only way to know if you have HIV is to get tested. There...
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Dec 3, 20241 min read
12/03/24 Public Health Education Topic: Smoking
Per CDC: At a glance Cigarette smoking is a major public health concern, with over 16 million Americans living with a smoking-related...
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Nov 29, 20241 min read
11/29/24 Public Health Education Topic: E-Cigarettes/Vaping
Per CDC: Electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) are sometimes called e-cigs, vapes, vape pens, and electronic nicotine delivery systems...
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Nov 26, 20241 min read
11/26/24 Public Health Education Topic: Creutzfeldt-Jacob Disease
Per CDC: What to know Classic CJD is a quick-moving, always fatal disease that occurs worldwide. It affects the brain and causes dementia...
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Health Department
Nov 25, 20241 min read
Thanksgiving Holiday Closing Schedule
Our offices will close at 12pm on Wednesday, November 27th and will remain closed through Friday, November 29th, in honor of the...
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Health Department
Nov 22, 20241 min read
11/22/24 Public Health Education Topic: Chronic Wasting Disease
Per CDC: Chronic wasting disease (CWD) is a prion disease that affects deer, elk, moose and similar animals. It has been reported in the...
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