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Anthrax Public Awareness: Unraveling the Facts and Safeguarding Public Health

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Anthrax, a potentially deadly infectious disease, has been a subject of concern for centuries. Despite being rare, anthrax remains a serious public health issue due to its ability to cause severe illness in both animals and humans. This educative content aims to shed light on anthrax, its modes of transmission, symptoms, prevention, and the importance …

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Understanding Human Papillomavirus (HPV): Symptoms and Treatment

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Human Papillomavirus (HPV) is one of the most common sexually transmitted infections worldwide. It is estimated that around 79 million individuals in the United States alone are infected with HPV, and approximately 14 million new cases occur each year globally, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Educating ourselves about HPV, its symptoms, and available …

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Lagos State End Tuberculosis Community Outreach: Fighting TB in Africa through Education, Screening, and Treatment

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Lagos State Primary Healthcare Board End Tuberculosis program coordinated by AMOHN (Association of Medical Officer of Health Nigeria) Lagos Chapter an organization that provides healthcare services by working with and for the Lagos State Government. One of Our key areas of focus is tuberculosis (TB) control and prevention. Related Post: Tuberculosis, Prevention, Symptom, and Cure …

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Fasting During Ramadan: Health Tips to Stay Safe and Healthy

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Ramadan is a month of spiritual reflection, self-discipline, and fasting to all Muslims faithful worldwide. While fasting during Ramadan can have many spiritual benefits, it is also important to take care of your health during this time. Here are some health tips to keep in mind during Ramadan fasting: Read also: 16 Practical Health Tips …

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Food additives

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What are food additives? Substances that are added to food to maintain or improve the safety, freshness, taste, texture, or appearance of food are known as food additives. Some food additives have been in use for centuries for preservation – such as salt (in meats such as bacon or dried fish), sugar (in marmalade), or …

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Quality health services

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What is quality health services? Quality of care is the degree to which health services for individuals and populations increase the likelihood of desired health outcomes and are consistent with evidence-based professional knowledge. This definition of quality of care spans promotion, prevention, treatment, rehabilitation and palliation, and implies that quality of care can be measured …

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Falls

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A fall is defined as an event which results in a person coming to rest inadvertently on the ground or floor or other lower level. Fall-related injuries may be fatal or non-fatal(1) though most are non-fatal. For example, of children in the People’s Republic of China, for every death due to falls, there are 4 cases …

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Occupational Health

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Occupational health is an area of work in public health to promote and maintain highest degree of physical, mental and social well-being of workers in all occupations. Related Post: Burnout: Handling the big monster in the workplace. Its objectives are: the maintenance and promotion of workers’ health and working capacity; the improvement of working conditions …

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Lymphatic filariasis (Elephantiasis)

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Lymphatic filariasis, commonly known as elephantiasis, is a painful and profoundly disfiguring disease. It is caused by infection with parasites classified as nematodes (roundworms) of the family Filariodidea that are transmitted through the bites of infected mosquitos. Mosquito-transmitted larvae are deposited on the skin from where they can enter the body. The larvae then migrate to …

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Yellow Fever

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Key facts Yellow fever is an acute viral haemorrhagic disease transmitted by infected mosquitoes. The “yellow” in the name refers to jaundice that affects some patients. Symptoms of yellow fever include fever, headache, jaundice, muscle pain, nausea, vomiting and fatigue. Read Also: The Top 10 Causes of Death A small proportion of patients who contract …

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