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What is Flesh Eating Disease?
Flesh-eating disease is also called necrotizing fasciitis. It is an infection that rapidly destroys tissue through the layers that surrounds muscles. If left untreated, it can cause death within 12 to 24 hours. It is estimated that there are between 90 and 200 cases…
What is Pertussis?
Pertussis, commonly called whooping cough, gets its name from the high pitched gasp or whooping sound a person makes when trying to breathe after having a coughing spell.
Pertussis is a respiratory infection (e.g. nose, throat, lungs) that is caused by bacteria called …
Measles is a very contagious virus that lives in the nose and throat of an infected person.
It can spread very easily through the air from an infected person when they breathe, talk, cough or sneeze.
Vaccination offers the most effective protection and the measles, mumps and…
Ontario is once again offering publicly funded (FREE) protection against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and is expanding the program from older adults to also include infants born in 2024 up to 1 year of age and high risk children under 2 who meet specific criteria.
What is RSV?
An…
SYPHILIS IS HERE
You can have syphilis and not know it! Many people do not notice any symptoms. However, even with no symptoms, if left untreated syphilis can cause serious health problems.
Syphilis cases are increasing in Thunder Bay and across the district!
Get Tested! Testing is available…
Updated: May 2018
This resource was developed by the Thunder Bay District Health Unit for use by licensed child care centres to provide guidelines for safe food handling practices in child care centre kitchens. Updated June 2022.
Updated: June 2022