Ricin
Middlesex
County Public Health Department Ricin Fact Sheet (55k pdf)
Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention
Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA)
Middlesex County
Public Health Department MRSA Information
MRSA
what you need to know
MRSA
fact sheet
MRSA
fact sheet (gym/health club)
MRSA brochure
MRSA Q&A
for schools
MRSA
Guidebook for schools
Additional MRSA
Resources
Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/diseases/submenus/sub_mrsa.htm
New Jersey Department
of Health and Senior Services
http://www.state.nj.us/health/cd/mrsa/index.shtml
Rabies
Fact Sheet (108k pdf)
Rabies Brochure
(157k pdf)
Bed Bug Fact
Sheet
INFLUENZA
AVIAN
FLU Facts
Flu
Pandemics
West Nile Virus
Severe
Acute Respiratory Syndrome
New
Jersey Smoke-Free Air Act
New
Retail Food Code
(470k doc)
Sanitation
in Retail Food Establishments and Food and Beverage Vending Machines
What
is Influenza (also called Flu)?
The
flu is a contagious respiratory illness caused by influenza viruses.
It can cause mild to severe illness. The best way to prevent this illness
is by getting a flu vaccination each fall.
Some
people, such as older people, young children, and people with certain
health conditions, are at high risk for serious flu complications.
For
more information and key facts about influenza:
http://www.cdc.gov/flu/
http://www.state.nj.us/health/flu/index.shtml
What
is avian influenza (bird flu)?
Bird
flu is an infection caused by avian (bird) influenza (flu) viruses.
These flu viruses occur naturally among birds. Wild birds worldwide
carry the viruses in their intestines, but usually do not get sick from
them. However, bird flu is very contagious among birds and can make
some domesticated birds, including chickens, ducks, and turkeys, very
sick and kill them.
For
more information about Avian flu in humans:
http://www.cdc.gov/flu/avian/gen-info/facts.htm
What
is a Flu Pandemic?
An
influenza pandemic is a global outbreak of disease that occurs when
a new influenza A virus appears or “emerges” in the human population,
causes serious illness, and then spreads easily from person to person
worldwide. Pandemics are different from seasonal outbreaks or “epidemics”
of influenza. Seasonal outbreaks are caused by subtypes of influenza
viruses that already circulate among people, whereas pandemic outbreaks
are caused by new subtypes, by subtypes that have never circulated among
people, or by subtypes that have not circulated among people for a long
time.
For
more information about flu pandemics:
http://www.cdc.gov/flu/avian/gen-info/pandemics.htm
For
more information about New Jersey’s Influenza Preparedness Plan: http://www.state.nj.us/health/flu/pandemic.shtml
What
is SARS?
Severe
acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) is a viral respiratory illness caused
by a coronavirus, called SARS-associated coronavirus (SARS-CoV). SARS
was first reported in Asia in February 2003. Over the next few months,
the illness spread to more than two dozen countries in North America,
South America, Europe, and Asia before the SARS global outbreak of 2003
was contained.
For
more information about SARS:
Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/sars/faq.htm
New
Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services
http://www.state.nj.us/health/er/sars.htm
Information
on New Jersey's Smoke-Free Air Act
The
following documents regarding New Jersey's Smoke-Free Air Act are in
Adobe Acrobat format. A free version of Adobe's Acrobat Reader may be
downloaded by clicking here:
Letter
to Retail Food Establishment Owner/Operators
Understanding
the Smoke-Free Air Act
The
Smoke-Free Air Act
No
Smoking Sign -English
No Smoking Sign -Spanish
