Zika Virus Information for Health Care Providers
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The following information has been summarized from guidance provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC):
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For Healthcare Professionals - West Nile Virus
Clinical Presentation
West Nile Virus
In North America West Nile Virus (WNV), a mosquito-borne flavivirus infection, was first identified in the fall of 1999 in a relatively localized outbreak in New York City and neighboring counties. Since then the virus has spread dramatically across the entire continental United States and, in 2002, more than 2,000 cases of WNV human neuroinvasive disease were reported in 44 of the 48 continental states.
Shaken Baby Syndrome
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BatsBats are Good for Our EcosystemsSouth Carolina is home to 14 bat species. These bats play a major role in keeping the mosquito population down. They also eat other insects, pollinate flowers and other plants, and help disperse seeds. TB Data & StatisticsWorld Rabies DayImage
 Exotic Pets, Farm AnimalsIt is illegal to sell flesh-eating mammals (i.e., carnivores) other than dogs, cats and ferrets in South Carolina. See Sections 47-5-20 and Section 47-5-50 of the Rabies Control Act. Some people may keep wild/domestic hybrids, which are animals created through the human-forced crossbreeding of a dog or cat with a wild species, while others keep wild animals confined on their property not as pets, but for other purposes. What Will Happen to the Animal?If Your Own Dog, Cat, Ferret, or Other Animal Bit, Scratched, or Wounded Someone
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