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02/21/25 Public Health Education Topic: Anaplasmosis
Per CDC: Key points Anaplasmosis is a disease caused by the bacteria Anaplasma phagocytophilum primarily spread to people by the bite of...
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Feb 21, 20251 min read
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02/18/25 Public Health Education Topic: Tuberculosis
Per CDC: Key points Tuberculosis (TB) is caused by a bacterium called Mycobacterium tuberculosis . Two TB-related conditions exist:...
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Feb 18, 20251 min read
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02/14/25 Public Health Education Topic: Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers
Per CDC: VHF - At a Glance Viral hemorrhagic fevers (VHFs) are a group of diseases that are caused by several distinct families of...
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Feb 14, 20251 min read
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02/07/25 Public Health Education Topic: MERS
Per CDC: Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) is a viral respiratory illness caused by a coronavirus called Middle East respiratory...
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Feb 7, 20251 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...
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Feb 4, 20252 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...
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Jan 31, 20251 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....
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Jan 28, 20251 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,...
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Jan 24, 20252 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...
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Jan 21, 20251 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...
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Jan 17, 20252 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...
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Jan 14, 20251 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...
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Jan 10, 20251 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...
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Jan 7, 20251 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...
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Jan 7, 20251 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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Nov 26, 20241 min read
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