AUGUST
TOPICS:
Eye
Safety
Vision
or sight is a sense that most people
are able to use every day of their
life, probably more than any of the
other senses. Protect your eyes now,
save them for your future!
Skin Cancer
Skin
cancer is the most common form of
cancer in the United States (according
to the Center for Disease Control).
The three major types of skin cancer
are the highly curable basal cell
and squamous cell carcinomas and the
more serious malignant melanoma.
Heart Disease
Your
heart and blood vessels supply every
cell in your body with oxygen and
nutrients. Taking care of your heart
is important. You can control risk
factors such as high blood pressure,
tobacco usage, high blood cholesterol,
physical inactivity, obesity, and
diabetes.
Lyme Disease
What
is Lyme Disease? Lyme disease is an
infection, or illness, caused by the
corkscrew-shaped bacterium (spirochete)
Borrelia burgdorferi. The bacterium
is transmitted from ticks to white-footed
mice, the white-tailed deer, other
mammals, and birds to dogs, horses.
Ticks feed by inserting their mouths
into the skin of a host and slowly
taking in blood. The bacterial transmission
does not usually occur until the tick
has been attached for at least 36
hours.
Pain Awareness
Pain
is an uncomfortable feeling that tells
you something may be wrong in your
body. It is your body’s way
of sending a warning to your brain.
The nerves in your body carry the
pain signals up the spinal cord to
the brain. Medicines are sometimes
used to control pain. Medicines work
by blocking these messages or reducing
their effect on your brain.
Immunization Awareness
Many
serious diseases may be prevented
by vaccinations or immunizations.
Vaccines work to protect infants,
children, and adults from illnesses,
disease, and death caused by infectious
diseases.
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