INFECTIOUS DISEASES AWARENESS

Protect yourself and your family from preventable infectious diseases. They are challenging us in ways that are unprecented in modern times.

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Click to learn something new about Chickenpox (Varicella).

Chickenpox is caused by the highly contagious varicella zoster virus.

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Click to learn something new about Coronaviruses.

Coronaviruses are named for the crown-like spikes on their surface.

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Click to learn something new about Diphtheria.

Diphtheria is an acute bacterial disease that usually affects the tonsils, throat, nose, and/or skin.

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Click to learn something new about Ebola.

Ebola is a rare and deadly disease caused by infection with a virus of the family Filoviridae, genus Ebolavirus.

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Click to learn something new about HPV (Human Papillomavirus).

Human papillomavirus (HPV) is the most common sexually transmitted infection that can cause certain cancers and genital warts.

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Click to learn something new about Monkeypox.

Monkeypox is a rare disease that is caused by infection with monkeypox virus.

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Did you know that...infectious diseases are the third leading cause of death in the United States, causing over 170,000 deaths annually, a figure that has nearly doubled since the early 1980's?