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Tattoos |
Tattooing involves making tiny holes in the skin. Infections can be transmitted anytime you break the skin. |
Tetanus (Lockjaw) |
Tetanus is often known as “lockjaw”, and is spread by a bacteria. The bacteria lives in dirt, soil and dust. It may also be in human and animal stool (poop) and sometimes in animal saliva (spit). |
Ticks and your Health | Ticks are a relative to the spider and are a crawling, non-flying insect. They vary in size and colour. Ticks are very small (1 to 5 mm) when unfed and female ticks get larger and change colour when feeding. Ticks can spread Lyme Disease. |
Tuberculosis (TB) |
Tuberculosis (TB) is a contagious disease caused by TB germs. TB usually attacks the lungs but can affect any part of the body. |
Typhoid Fever |
Typhoid fever is caused by a bacteria called Salmonella typhi. |