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Sep 31 min read
09/03/24 Public Health Education Topic: Meningitis
Per CDC: Key Points Meningitis is inflammation (swelling) of the lining of the brain and spinal cord. Many different things can cause...
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Health Department
Aug 301 min read
08/30/24 Public Health Education Topic: Measles
Per CDC: Measles can cause serious health complications, especially in children younger than 5 years old. Measles is highly contagious....
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Health Department
Aug 271 min read
08/27/24 Public Health Education Topic: Haemophilus Influenzae
Per CDC: Key points Bacteria called Haemophilus influenzae can cause many types of infections. Some of these infections are mild, while...
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Health Department
Aug 231 min read
08/23/24 Public Health Education Topic: Group B Strep
Per CDC: Key points Group B Streptococcus (group B strep, GBS) bacteria cause GBS disease. GBS disease includes many types of...
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Health Department
Aug 201 min read
08/20/24 Public Health Education Topic: Chickenpox/Varicella
Per CDC: Chickenpox is very contagious. Symptoms include an itchy, blister-like rash in addition to other symptoms. Chickenpox illness...
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Health Department
Aug 161 min read
08/16/24 Public Health Education Topic: Diphtheria
Per CDC: Diphtheria is a name for any illness caused by a toxin produced by some strains of C. diphtheriae . Diphtheria toxin, rather...
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