do have a positive reaction to a tuberculosis skin test. They can’t spread tuberculosis to others, but may develop active tuberculosis if they do not receive treatment from their
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https://www.nwhu.on.ca/ourservices/PreventingInfectiousDiseases/Pages/Tuberculosis.aspx
you have latent TB infection. It does not usually mean that you have active tuberculosis.
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Northwestern Health Unit provides free treatment for both latent TB and active TB disease.
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https://www.nwhu.on.ca/ourservices/PreventingInfectiousDiseases/Pages/Getting-Tested-for-Tuberculosis.aspx
Needs treatment for latent TB infection to prevent active TB disease from developing
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have weak immune systems, they can develop active TB if the germs become active (or awake).
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https://www.nwhu.on.ca/ourservices/PreventingInfectiousDiseases/Pages/Active-vs-Latent-TB.aspx
March 19, 2018 Health Advisory: Tuberculosis The Northwestern Health Unit (NWHU) has been
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of a cluster of individuals with active Tuberculosis (TB) who have stayed at shelters in
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https://www.nwhu.on.ca/Audiences/Documents/Health Information Advisory - HCP TB March 19, 2018.pdf
in the world --are infected with M. tuberculosis. Each year, nearly 9 million people in the
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of TB were drug resistant. A person with active TB disease has drug resistant TB if the TB
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https://www.nwhu.on.ca/ourservices/PreventingInfectiousDiseases/Documents/NWHU World TB Factsheet bw.pdf
Public Health Report Card for 20142 3 Public Health Report Card About the Northwestern Health Unit 3 Message from the Board of Health Chair 4 Message from the Medical Officer of Health
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https://www.nwhu.on.ca/MediaPressCentre/Documents/NWHU_PHRC_for2014_.pdf
Tuberculosis
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Alcohol and drug use at work
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Active living at work(kit)
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Food at work(kit, packing lunch)
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Stress and mental health at work(kit)
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https://www.nwhu.on.ca/ResourceLibrary/Pages/Accessible-Customer-Service.aspx
This vaccine protects people against the herpes
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If you have active, untreated tuberculosis
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give shingles to anyone else. Someone with active shingles can pass the virus on to someone
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https://www.nwhu.on.ca/ourservices/Immunization/Pages/Shingles-Vaccine.aspx
Due to changes in lab protocols, as of October 1, 2017
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For active surveillance the health unit collects blacklegged ticks in the spring and fall by
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Active Tick Surveillance:
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Tuberculosis
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https://www.nwhu.on.ca/ourservices/healthstatistics/Pages/Tick-Surveillance.aspx
What does the Health Unit do?
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A physician, registered nurse in the extended class
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All animals tested negative for Rabies. The NWHU does not do any active surveillance.
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Tuberculosis
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https://www.nwhu.on.ca/ourservices/PreventingInfectiousDiseases/Pages/Rabies-information-for-Health-Care-Professionals.aspx