Tuberculosis (TB) It is a chronic, contagious disease that a person catches as a result of infection with a bacterium called
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Prevention Taking the vaccine for infants and children
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https://www.moh.gov.sa/en/HealthAwareness/EducationalContent/Diseases/Chest/Pages/Tuberculosis-(TB).aspx
Summary Albinism is an inherited genetic disorder that reduces the amount of melanin produced
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Prevention Because albinism is a genetic disorder, genetic counseling is important
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https://www.moh.gov.sa/en/HealthAwareness/EducationalContent/Diseases/Dermatology/Pages/012.aspx
Introduction Bacteria may cause a hair follicle (or more) to be inflamed
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Prevention Keep cuts and abrasions clean and covered with sterile, dry bandages until
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https://www.moh.gov.sa/en/HealthAwareness/EducationalContent/Diseases/Dermatology/Pages/014.aspx
Lipid disorder It is unhealthy ratios of one or more types of fats in the blood
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Prevention Make healthy lifestyle changes (such as choosing foods lower in saturated and
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https://www.moh.gov.sa/en/HealthAwareness/EducationalContent/Diseases/Heartcirculatory/Pages/Blood-Lipid-Disorder.aspx
Sexually Transmitted Infection It is an infection transmitted from one person to another
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Prevention The most reliable way to avoid infection is not to have sex, but some protection
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https://www.moh.gov.sa/en/HealthAwareness/EducationalContent/Diseases/Dermatology/Pages/Sexually-Transmitted-Infection.aspx
Heart attack A heart attack occurs when blood flow to the heart is interrupted
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This prevents oxygen from reaching the heart
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Prevention It should start early in life, by Quit Smoking
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https://www.moh.gov.sa/en/HealthAwareness/EducationalContent/Diseases/Heartcirculatory/Pages/Heart-attacks.aspx
Overview Zika virus is a mosquito-borne illness that is spread by the Aedes mosquito
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Prevention There is no vaccine for Zika virus, but several vaccines are currently in
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https://www.moh.gov.sa/en/HealthAwareness/EducationalContent/Diseases/Infectious/Pages/015.aspx
Stroke is a cerebrovascular accident (CVA) that happens when blood flow to a part of the brain is cut off or greatly hampered, depriving brain cells of necessary oxygen and other vital
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https://www.moh.gov.sa/en/HealthAwareness/EducationalContent/Diseases/Otherdiseases/Pages/010.aspx
Director of the Prevention and Infection Control General Department of the Saudi MOH from
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National Committee for the Infection Prevention and Control
Coordinators of the National
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https://www.moh.gov.sa/en/Ministry/Structure/AssistantAgencies/PreventiveHealth/Pages/CV.aspx
Further to the statement made by the Ministry of Health regarding the recent bird deaths
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to make clear that the cornerstone of prevention depends on avoiding the direct contact with
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https://www.moh.gov.sa/en/HealthAwareness/Campaigns/h5n1/doc/Pages/002.aspx