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  • Pinkeye

    Discharge is white or yellow with bacterial pinkeye, while discharge with viral pinkeye is clear or watery  How quickly do ... Contaminating fingers with eye or throat discharges from an infected person and then touching your eyes...  How is it treated? Bacterial pink eye is treated with an antibiotic

  • Leadership

    com   Manager of Emergency Preparedness and Response Nicole LindahlContact: 705-942-4646, ext...com Director of Health Promotion and Chief Nursing Officer Kristy HarperContact: 705-942-4646, 7323 Acting Manager of Healthy Growth and Development  Alana BrassardContact: 705-942-4646, ext...com   Acting Sup

  • Exemption from Immunization

    Children with incomplete immunization records may be excluded from school or child care centres during an outbreak... Risks and responsibilities associated with not vaccinating your child can be reviewed at the Canadian Pediatric Society: Choosing not to vaccinate your child? Know your risks and respo

  • Contact Us

    We are committed to providing accurate and timely information. Information is provided to the media in compliance with all applicable laws, regulations, and Algoma Public Health policies... chemical spills)  Drinking water incidents  Natural disasters  Other incidents or emergencies with public health

  • Clostridium Difficile

      What is it? Clostridium difficile (C.difficile) is a bacterium that causes diarrhea and more serious intestinal conditions such as colitis...   How is it treated? For people with mild symptoms, no treatment may be required. For more severe symptoms it is generally treated for 10 days with antibiotics

  • Hepatitis A

    Most common among daycare and school aged children, younger adults and men who have sex with men. Convalescence is prolonged but complete recovery without complications is the general rule... By sexual contact with an infected person. B...  How is it treated? There is no treatment for the infected person

  • Impetigo

      What is it? A skin infection caused by streptococcus (strep) and staphylococcus (staph) bacteria...  How is it spread? By infecting yourself... Child wipes his runny nose with his hands, sprea...  How is it treated? With an antibiotic ointment or cream. Sometimes an oral antibiotic is also prescribed

  • Influenza

      What is it? A highly contagious respiratory infection... Most serious in the elderly, in people with chronic illnesses, and in those with weak immune systems... Marie: 705-942-4646... Through contact with contaminated surfaces; e...  How is it treated? Bed rest... Cover your mouth when coughing and sneezing

  • Mononucleosis

    How is it spread? Through direct contact with mouth and/or nose secretions of an infected person; e... saliva on hands and kissing. Indirect contact with contaminated objects e...  How is it treated? No treatment other than rest i... Discard tissues soiled with nose and throat discharges into the garbage

  • Mumps

      What is mumps? Mumps is an acute infectious disease caused by the mumps virus...   How is it treated? There is no specific treatment for mumps   What can you do? Ensure that your child’s mumps vaccination (... Avoid contact with infants and pregnant women and individuals with a weakened immune system

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