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Home>Health Information>Communicable
Diseases This page was reviewed or revised on Thursday, November 13, 2008. Our goal is to completely eliminate the incidence of communicable disease in Lambton County. Every case of communicable disease is required to be reported to the health unit for follow-up by our trained professionals.Prevention is always the best defense. Knowing what you can do to protect your family is important. Recent Updates
Used syringes that are disposed of improperly may injure people who come in contact
with them. Any time a person receives a needle stick injury there is a risk of some very
serious diseases such as Hepatitis B and HIV / AIDS. Read more
If the artist can't or won't answer all of your questions, don't be intimidated. Leave
and find a different artist. It's your body, your money and your choice Read more about this story
Handwashing is accepted as the most important practice for preventing the transmission
of infections. Hands, more than any other body part, are in constant contact with the
environment and are therefore, exposed to many contaminants. Hands are a vehicle by which
contaminants are transmitted to a place where they may cause infection.
Information on the signs, symptoms and treatments of common sexually transmitted diseases. View chart
There are not always signs. That's why there is so much STD around today. And that's why anyone having sex with more that one person should see a doctor or STD clinic at least every 6 months to have an STD check-up. If you have a lot of sex partners you should have a check-up more often. Read more in Sexual Health
Symptoms of illness caused by poorly handled food can range from vomiting, nausea, diarrhea, and cramps to blindness, paralysis, kidney failure, and even death in some cases. Read more in Food Safety |
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Information on specific communicable diseases Avian Influenza (Bird Flu)-PDF Handwashing to Prevent Disease Infection Control & Team Sports Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) |
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