If you watch the news, you have definitely heard that Ebola is a highly contagious deadly virus affecting hundreds in Africa. Often with these types of highly contagious diseases, it is only a matter of time before it enters the United States. Public health officials at the state, county and hospital level track and prepare […]
In response to declining flu rates throughout the hospital, community and state, WakeMed is lifting visitation restrictions effective Thursday, February 14. “At this time, there has been a notable decrease in the risk of flu cases being brought into our hospitals and facilities by visitors,” commented Vickie Brown, RN, director of Infection Prevention & Control. […]
E.coli is nothing new, but today it is causing attention-grabbing headlines around the world. The reason: officials are reporting that 1,600 people have been sickened and 18 killed in Europe due to an outbreak of a new strain of E.coli. E.coli is primarily found in beef due to the presence of the organism in cow’s […]
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