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07/11/25 Public Health Education Topic: Perinatal Hepatitis C
Per WV DIVISION OF STD, HIV, HEPATITIS, & TUBERCULOSIS Hepatitis C in Pregnancy Hepatitis C in Pregnancy Hepatitis C is a liver disease...
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3 days ago1 min read
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07/08/25 Public Health Education Topic: Hepatitis C
Per CDC: Key points Hepatitis C is a liver disease caused by the hepatitis C virus (HCV). Many people with hepatitis C don't look or feel...
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6 days ago2 min read
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07/04/25 Public Health Education Topic: Hepatitis B Perinatal
Per the Asian Liver Center Asian Liver Center at Stanford University: HBV and Moms-to-Be HBV and Moms-to-Be O Hepatitis B (HBV) is the...
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Jul 41 min read
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07/01/25 Public Health Education Topic: Hepatitis B
Per CDC: Hepatitis B is a vaccine-preventable liver infection caused by HBV. HBV is transmitted when blood, semen, or another body fluid...
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Jul 12 min read
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Requirements include: 4 Year Bachelor's Degree: - In Accounting or Business Administration Historical administration of a...
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06/27/25 Public Health Education Topic: Hepatitis A
Per CDC: Key points Hepatitis A is a disease of the liver caused by the hepatitis A virus (HAV). HAV infection usually causes a mild,...
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Jun 271 min read
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06/24/25 Public Health Education Topic: Legionella
Per CDC Key points The key to preventing Legionnaires' disease is to control Legionella growth and spread. Buildings and devices at...
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Jun 241 min read
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06/20/25 Public Health Education Topic: Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (HUS)
Per CDC Key points Hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) is very serious complication of Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) infection. It...
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Jun 201 min read
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06/17/25 Public Health Education Topic: Yersinia
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 171 min read
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06/13/25 Public Health Education Topic: Waterborne Diseases
Per CDC: Waterborne disease surveillance provides information that can help prevent future disease and outbreaks while providing...
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Jun 131 min read
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06/10/25 Public Health Education Post: Vibrio
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 101 min read
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Board of Health Agenda: June 16, 2025
Location: Berkeley County Health Department & Via Zoom Date & Time: June 16, 2025, 4:00pm  Call to Order/Opening Comments – Dr. Lisa...
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Jun 91 min read
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06/06/25 Public Health Education Topic: Typhoid Fever
Per CDC: Key points Typhoid fever and paratyphoid fever are life-threatening illnesses. Each of the illnesses is caused by a kind of...
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Jun 61 min read
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06/03/25 Public Health Education Topic: Trichinosis
Per CDC: Key points People who eat raw or undercooked meat from certain animals can get trichinellosis. Trichinellosis is a rare disease...
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Jun 32 min read
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05/30/25 Public Health Education Topic: Shigella
Per CDC: Key points Shigella are bacteria (germs) that cause diarrhea. The most common ways people get sick are from eating or drinking...
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May 301 min read
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05/27/25 Public Health Education Topic: STEC
Per CDC: Key points E. coli are bacteria found in many places like the intestines of people and animals. Most kinds of E. coli are...
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May 271 min read
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05/23/25 Public Health Education Topic: Salmonella
Per CDC: Key points Salmonella are bacteria (germs) that can make people sick People can get infected with Salmonella after swallowing...
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May 231 min read
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05/20/25 Public Health Education Topic: Listeria
Per CDC: Key points Listeria are bacteria (germs) that can contaminate many foods. People who eat those foods can get infected with the...
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May 201 min read
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05/16/25 Public Health Education Topic: Giardia
Per CDC: Key points Giardia is a tiny parasite (germ) that causes diarrhea. Giardia can spread easily from one person to another or...
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May 161 min read
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Health Departments Closing Early on Friday, 5/16/25, for Staff Training
On Friday, 5/16/25, the Berkeley County Health Department will close at 12:00pm and the Morgan County Health Department will close at...
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May 151 min read
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