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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 9, 20241 min read
08/06/24 Public Health Education Topic: Outbreaks
Per CDC: CDC collects reports of enteric illness outbreaks caused by bacterial, viral, parasitic, chemical, toxin, and...
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Aug 6, 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, 20241 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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Aug 2, 20242 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 30, 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 26, 20241 min read