Updated Recommendations For Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
Alert Date:
Friday, March 20, 2020 - 3:30pm
Location:
Windsor and Essex County
Infectious Disease Prevention
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Updated Case Definition and Testing COVID 19 (Novel Coronavirus 2019)
Alert Date:
Tuesday, March 3, 2020 - 3:30pm
Location:
Windsor and Essex County
Updated Testing COVID 19 (Novel Coronavirus 2019)
Alert Date:
Tuesday, February 25, 2020 - 4:00pm
Location:
Windsor and Essex County
Syphilis
Syphilis is a sexually transmitted infection (STI) caused by bacteria (germs), called Treponema pallidum.
Summary of Syphilis in Windsor and Essex County
Syphilis is a bacterial infection caused by Treponema pallidum bacteria and spread by sexual contact (Heymann, 2015). The disease can result in either acute or chronic outcomes resulting in four possible stages of infection, if left untreated.
Revised Case Definition Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV)
Alert Date:
Monday, February 10, 2020 - 4:30pm
Location:
Windsor and Essex County
Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV)
Alert Date:
Friday, January 31, 2020 - 2:00pm
Location:
Windsor and Essex County
Novel Coronavirus (2019)
The Windsor-Essex County Health Unit is monitoring the current outbreak of COVID-19 (2019 Novel Coronavirus) in China and around the world.
Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Outbreak
Alert Date:
Friday, January 24, 2020 - 2:00pm
Location:
Windsor and Essex County
Sexually Transmitted Infections
Bacterial sexually transmitted infections (STIs), such as gonorrhoea, chlamydia, and syphilis, are increasing across Ontario and locally, in Windsor and Essex County. These infections pose a serious health risk to individuals and their partners. Complications from acquiring these infections range from chronic pelvic pain, infertility, and sterility, to more systemic infections of other organs, such as the heart and brain.