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Berkeley County Health Department: Currently Accepting Cleaning Contract Bids
B erkeley County Health Department is currently accepting bids for a cleaning contract for the cleaning of an 11, 000 square foot office...
Health Department
Feb 61 min read
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Bonnie's Bus is coming back to the Eastern Panhandle!
Ranson: Tuesday, March 4, 2025 Martinsburg: Wednesday, March 5, 2025 &Thursday, March 6, 2025 Berkeley Springs: Friday, March 7, 2025...
Health Department
Feb 61 min read
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02/04/25 Public Health Education Topic: Ebola
Per CDC: Ebola Disease Basics Key points Ebola disease is caused by an infection with an orthoebolavirus. Orthoebolaviruses are found...
Health Department
Feb 42 min read
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01/31/25 Public Health Education Topic: Acute Flaccid Myelitis (AFM)
Per CDC: Key points Acute flaccid myelitis (AFM) is an uncommon but serious neurologic condition. It causes the muscles and reflexes in...
Health Department
Jan 311 min read
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01/28/25 Public Health Education Topic: Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs)
Per CDC: At a glance Sexually transmitted infections (STIs), also known as sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), are very common....
Health Department
Jan 281 min read
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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,...
Health Department
Jan 242 min read
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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...
Health Department
Jan 211 min read
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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...
Health Department
Jan 172 min read
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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...
Health Department
Jan 141 min read
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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...
Health Department
Jan 101 min read
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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...
Health Department
Jan 71 min read
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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...
Health Department
Jan 71 min read
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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...
Health Department
Dec 13, 20241 min read
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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...
Health Department
Dec 10, 20242 min read
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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...
Health Department
Dec 6, 20241 min read
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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...
Health Department
Dec 3, 20241 min read
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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...
Health Department
Nov 29, 20241 min read
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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...
Health Department
Nov 26, 20241 min read
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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...
Health Department
Nov 22, 20241 min read
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FREE Covid-19 Test Kits for At-Home Use Available
Plan ahead for your families Covid-19 testing needs. While supplies last, free at-home Covid-19 test kits may be picked up at our...
Health Department
Nov 20, 20241 min read
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