Health Alerts

National trends show an increase in the following diseases with the Norovirus having an outbreak here in the local area along with increased cases of COVID-19.

Be aware of the symptoms, stay home, and seek medical advice from a local healthcare provider if you feel you need a medical professional.

Norovirus

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) states the Norovirus is a very contagious virus.

Symptoms

  • Diarrhea
  • Vomiting
  • Nausea
  • Stomach pain

COVID-19

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) states that COVID-19 is caused by a virus named SARS-CoV-2 and is very contagious.

Symptoms

  • Fever or chills
  • Cough
  • Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing
  • Fatigue
  • Muscle or body aches
  • Headache
  • New loss of taste or smell
  • Sore throat
  • Congestion or runny nose
  • Nausea or vomiting
  • Diarrhea

Strep Throat

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) states strep throat is an infection in the throat and tonsils caused by bacteria called group A Streptococcus (group A strep).

Symptoms

  • Sore throat that can start very quickly
  • Pain when swallowing
  • Fever
  • Red and swollen tonsil, sometimes with white patches or streaks of pus
  • Petechiae (pronounce pi-TEE-kee-eye) on the soft or hard plate (tiny red spots on the roof of the mouth)
  • Swollen lymph nodes in the front of the neck

Syphilis

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) states that syphilis is a sexually transmitted infection (STI) that can cause serious health problems without treatment.

Stages

  1. primary stage
  2. secondary stage
  3. latent stage
  4. tertiary stage. 

Each stage has different symptoms.