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Aug 9, 20241 min read
08/09/24 Public Health Education Topic: Plague
Per CDC: Key points Plague is a potentially life-threatening disease caused by the bacterium, Yersinia pestis. Plague occurs naturally in...
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Aug 8, 20243 min read
CDC HEALTH UPDATE: CDC HAN-00513 Mpox Caused by Human-to-Human Transmission of Monkeypox Virus in the Democratic Republic of the Congo with Spread to Neighboring Countries.
Summary The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is issuing this Health Alert Network (HAN) Health Update to provide...
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Aug 2, 20241 min read
Berkeley County Health Department Facility Expansion Project Groundbreaking Held
We were blessed to be joined today by representatives from the Berkeley County Commission - WV, the Berkeley-Morgan Board of Health,...
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Aug 2, 20242 min read
08/02/24 Public Health Education Topic: Leptospirosis
Per CDC: Key points Leptospirosis is a disease caused by bacteria that affects people and animals. It's spread in the urine (pee) of...
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Jul 30, 20241 min read
07/30/24 Public Health Education Topic: Hepatitis E
Per CDC: Hepatitis E is a liver infection caused by HEV. Most people with hepatitis E fully recover and have no long-term liver problems...
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Jul 26, 20241 min read
07/26/24 Public Health Education Topic: Hepatitis D
Per CDC: Hepatitis D is a liver infection caused by HDV. HDV is known as a "satellite virus" because it can only infect people who are...
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Jul 23, 20241 min read
07/23/24 Public Health Education Topic: Perinatal Hepatitis C
Information from the West Virginia Office of Epidemiology and Prevention Services: Hepatitis C is a liver disease caused by the hepatitis...
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Jul 23, 20241 min read
Back to School
It's that time of year! Time to schedule your child's back to school immunizations. Per the West Virginia Department of Health -...
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Jul 19, 20241 min read
07/19/24 Public Health Education Topic: Hepatitis C
Per CDC: Hepatitis C is a liver disease caused by HCV. Hepatitis C can range from a mild illness lasting a few weeks to a serious,...
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Jul 16, 20241 min read
07/16/24 Public Health Education Topic: Hepatitis B, Perinatal
Per CDC: What is hepatitis B? Hepatitis B is a serious liver infection caused by the hepatitis B virus. When babies become infected with...
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Jul 12, 20242 min read
07/12/24 Public Health Education Topic: Hepatitis B
Per the CDC: Hepatitis B is a vaccine-preventable liver infection caused by HBV. HBV is transmitted when blood, semen, or another body...
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Jul 9, 20241 min read
07/09/24 Public Health Education Topic: Bioterrorism
Per Ready.gov Biological agents are organisms or toxins that can kill or disable people, livestock and crops. Biological events can...
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Jul 5, 20242 min read
07/05/24 Public Health Education Topic: Anthrax
Per CDC Overview Anthrax is a serious disease usually caused by Bacillus anthracis bacteria. It's found naturally in soil around the...
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Jul 2, 20241 min read
07/02/24 Public Health Education Topic: Yersiniosis
Per CDC: KEY POINTS Yersinia are bacteria (germs) that can make you sick. Infection with Yersinia is often linked to eating raw or...
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Jun 28, 20242 min read
06/28/24 Public Health Education Topic: Waterborne Disease
Per CDC Although we enjoy safe drinking and recreational water in the United States, waterborne diseases still pose a threat to our...
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Jun 26, 20241 min read
CDC Health Advisory #511: Increased Risk of Dengue Virus Infections in the United States
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is issuing this Health Alert Network (HAN) Health Advisory to notify healthcare...
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Jun 25, 20241 min read
06/25/24 Public Health Education Topic: Vibriosis
Per CDC KEY POINTS Vibrio are bacteria that naturally live in coastal waters. About a dozen kinds of Vibrio can cause people to get an...
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Jun 21, 20241 min read
06/21/24 Public Health Education Topic: Typhoid Fever
Per CDC Typhoid and paratyphoid fever are life-threatening diseases caused by Salmonella Typhi and Salmonella Paratyphi bacteria. These...
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Jun 18, 20241 min read
Come join our team! We our hiring for a full-time RN -Nurse II position.
We offer a competitive salary; with weekday work shifts, no on-call duties, the opportunity to participate in community outreach and...
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Jun 18, 20241 min read
06/18/24 Public Health Education Topic: Trichinosis
Per CDC Trichinellosis is an infection caused by the larvae of a parasitic worm. Parasites are living things that live on or inside other...
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