Tagged: illness

Weekly Safety Meeting – Hantavirus Safety

Weekly Safety Meeting – Hantavirus Safety

Hantavirus Safety Hantavirus infection is caused by a virus that is found in some field rodents, especially deer mice in the United States. The virus is rarely transmitted to people; when it is, the virus can cause severe illness—even death. People can contract the disease when they breathe the virus,...

Safety Tip of the Week –  Hantavirus Safety

Safety Tip of the Week – Hantavirus Safety

 Hantavirus Safety Hantavirus infection is caused by a virus that is found in some field rodents, especially deer mice in the United States. The virus is rarely transmitted to people; when it is, the virus can cause severe illness—even death. Symptoms of Hantavirus: When infection occurs, symptoms may appear 1 to...

Weekly Safety Meeting – Hot and Hazardous

Weekly Safety Meeting – Hot and Hazardous

Hot and Hazardous: Heat Illness Can be Deadly Heat can be a real danger for workers during the summer, especially those who work outdoors. Heat illness should be viewed as a serious health problem – one that can even be fatal. For many people, summer heat is uncomfortable. But for...

Weekly Safety Meeting – Lyme Disease

Weekly Safety Meeting – Lyme Disease

Lyme Disease Safety Lyme disease is a serious tick-borne illness that can cause chronic muscle pain, inflammatory arthritis, heart disease, and/or neurological disorders. Because the disease can be long term and debilitating, early recognition and diagnosis is important so that it can be successfully treated with antibiotics. Lyme disease is...