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A person at Southwestern College has tested positive with tuberculosis and may have exposed others to the disease, the County Health and Human Services Agency announced today.
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A San Diego County woman in her 50s is the first presumptive positive case of COVID-19 in the region, the Health and Human Services Agency announced today.
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While there has not been local transmission of the novel coronavirus, in order to lower the future risk of potential spread among people who are homeless, the County is placing handwashing stations in cities and unincorporated areas of the county, the Health and Human Services Agency announced today.
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Washing your hands is one of the most effective ways to protect yourself from getting sick, but you have to do it regularly and correctly. As simple as it sounds, here are instructions.
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County health officials have been busy urging residents, local municipalities, schools, businesses and community and religious organizations to prepare for a potential outbreak of the novel coronavirus, which causes COVID-19.
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More San Diegans have died from influenza this season than in all of last season, the County Health and Human Services Agency announced today.
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The human papilloma virus (HPV) is a common infection that can lead to certain types of cancer later in life, yet about 50% of adolescents in the nation don’t have the vaccine that can prevent it.