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08/08/25 Public Health Education Topic: Q Fever
Per CDC Key points Symptoms of Q fever can be mild or severe. There is not a vaccine to prevent Q fever available for use in the United...
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Aug 8, 20251 min read
08/05/25 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 5, 20251 min read
08/01/25 Public Health Education Topic: Outbreaks
Per CDC Outbreaks of Respiratory Illness: Investigation Importance: Outbreaks of acute respiratory illness are common and can occur in...
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Aug 1, 20251 min read
07/29/25 Public Health Education Topic: Leptospirosis
Per CDC Key points Leptospirosis is a disease caused by bacteria. It affects people and animals. It's spread in the urine (pee) of...
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Jul 29, 20252 min read
07/25/25 Public Health Education Topic: Bioterrorism
Bioterrorism is the intentional release of viruses, bacteria, or other germs that can sicken or kill people, livestock, or crops....
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Jul 25, 20252 min read
07/22/25 Public Health Education Topic: Anthrax
Per CDC Key points Anthrax can cause severe illness in both people and animals. The bacteria that cause anthrax occurs naturally in soil...
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Jul 22, 20252 min read
07/18/25 Public Health Education Topic: Hepatitis E
Per CDC Key points Hepatitis E is a liver disease caused by the hepatitis E virus (HEV). Hepatitis E is common in many parts of the world...
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Jul 18, 20251 min read
07/15/25 Public Health Education Topic: Hepatitis D
Per CDC Key points Hepatitis D is a liver disease caused by the hepatitis D virus (HDV). Only people with hepatitis B can contract HDV....
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Jul 15, 20252 min read
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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Jul 11, 20251 min read
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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Jul 8, 20252 min read
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 4, 20251 min read
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 1, 20252 min read
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 27, 20251 min read
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 24, 20251 min read
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 20, 20251 min read
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 17, 20251 min read
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 13, 20251 min read
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 10, 20251 min read
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 6, 20251 min read
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 3, 20252 min read