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Necrotizing Fasciitis Flesh-Eating Disease

… bacteria are found on the skin or in the nose and throat of healthy people. Many people carry these bacteria but don’t …
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Cyanobacteria blooms blue-green algae

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Safety for the perinatal population during extreme heat

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Rabies immune globulin and vaccine

… by an animal that has rabies. The virus infects the brain and nervous system and is fatal in humans if the …
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Inactivated influenza flu vaccine

… of choking on food or fluids, such as people with severe brain damage, spinal cord injury, seizures or neuromuscular …
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Fifth disease parvovirus infection

… who has fifth disease. What is the treatment? For generally healthy people, home treatment is usually the only care …
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E coli infection

… E. coli is present in the intestines and feces of many healthy animals including cattle, goats, sheep, deer and …
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Clean-up after a flood

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Urethritis

… simplex virus. These cases are seen more in young, sexually active men. Other organisms that are not sexually … you have a sexually transmitted infection and are sexually active, it is important to tell your sexual partner(s). This …
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Quitting smoking

… varenicline. They do not contain nicotine but work in the brain to manage withdrawal symptoms and nicotine cravings, …