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Posted By Mir-cat
Can anybody point me to the best place (without having our own Occ health nurse or a doctor) to find out about the common illnesses etc which could be contagious in a team environment? e.g. things like Rubella with pregnant women.
Trying to put together a comprehensive list but struggling a bit.
Thanks in advance
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Posted By Lilian McCartney
www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk
The above website has a common illness A-Z which also has routes to other sites if more info is required.
It has causes, symptoms, how transmitted etc in it. I find it very useful
Lilian
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Posted By Mir-cat
Thanks Lilian
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Posted By Adam Hammerton
The Health Protection Agency website has a lot of info as well (http://www.hpa.org.uk/infections/default.htm).
Adam
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Posted By Richard Beevers
Mircat,
You say 'team environment'. What does the team do? Where do they work?
Unless it's something specialised like working with already infected paitients in hospital, or animals with zoonoses, or homless clients with hight TB or HepA prevalences, then your teams exposure is probably just the same as the man in the street.
There are some problems with isolated teams e.g. oilrigs, where contagious diseases need more careful thought.
Al.
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