DPH Fact Sheets A-Z
Listed below in alphabetical order is an index of fact sheets created by the Division of Public Health.
[ A | B
| C | D | E | F | G
| H | I | J | K | L | M
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| N | O | P | Q | R
| S | T | U | V | W
| X | Y | Z ]
A
- Acetaldehyde FAQ [ Text ]
- Acetochlor FAQ [ Text ]
- Acetone FAQ [ Text ]
- Acrolein FAQ [ Text ]
- Acquired Immune Defiency Disease (AIDS) FAQ [ Text ]
- Acrylamide FAQ [ Text ]
- Acute Care Center (ACC) Public Information [ Text ] - Español [ Texto ]
- Adamsite LAB [ Text ]
- Airborne Germ Transmission Public Information [ Text ]
- Alachlor FAQ [ Text ]
- Ammonia Public Information [ Text ] - Español [ Texto ]
- Anthrax Public Information [ Text ] - Español [ Texto ]
- Arsenic FAQ [ Text ]
- Arsenic Contaminated Soil FAQ [ Text ]
- Arsenic in Drinking Water FAQ [ Text ]
- Arsine Public Information [ Text ] - Español [ Texto ]
- Avian Flu Public Information [ Text ] - Español [ Texto ]
B
- Bacterial Vaginosis (BV) FAQ [ Text ]
- Barium LAB [ Text ]
- Bedbugs FAQ [ Text ] - Español [ Texto ]
- Benzene Public Information [ Text ] - Español [ Texto ]
- Benzo(a)pyrene FAQ [ Text ]
- Bis (2-chloroethyl) ether (BCEE) FAQ [ Text ]
- Bisphenol A FAQ [ Text ]
- Blister Agents/Vesicants LAB [ Text ]
- Botulism Public Information [ Text ] - Español [ Texto ]
- Brevetoxin LAB [ Text ]
- Bromate FAQ [ Text ]
- Bromine LAB [ Text ]
- Bromomethane FAQ [ Text ]
- Brucellosis Public Information [ Text ] - Español [ Texto ]
- Butadiene 1,3 FAQ [ Text ]
C
- Cadmium FAQ [ Text ]
- Campylobacteriosis FAQ [ Text ]
- Carbamate Insecticides FAQ [ Text ]
- Carbon Monoxide LAB [ Text ]
- Carbon Tetrachloride FAQ [ Text ]
- Caustic or Corrosive Agents LAB [ Text ]
- Cesium FAQ [ Text ]
- CHEMPACK Public Information [ Text ] - Español [ Texto ]
- Chickenpox (Varicella) FAQ [ Text ]
- Chlamydia FAQ [ Text ]
- Chloramine FAQ [ Text ]
- Chlorine Public Information [ Text ] - Español [ Texto ]
- Chlorine Dioxide and Chlorite FAQ [ Text ]
- Chlorobenzene FAQ [ Text ]
- Chloroform FAQ [ Text ]
- Chloromethane FAQ [ Text ]
- Chromium III and VI FAQ [ Text ]
- Cities Readiness Initiative (CRI) Public Information [ Text ]
- Colchicine LAB [ Text ]
- Conjunctivitis FAQ [ Text ]
- Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD) and Mad Cow Disease FAQ [ Text ]
- Cryptosporidiosis FAQ [ Text ]
- Cyanide Public Information [ Text ] - Español [ Texto ]
- Cyanobacteria FAQ [ Text ]
- Cytomegloavirus (CMV) FAQ [ Text ]
D
- Dacthal FAQ [ Text ]
- Delaware Medical Reserve Corps (DMRC) Public Information [ Text ]
- Dengue Fever and Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever (DHF) FAQ [ Text ]
- Dibromoethane 1,2 FAQ [ Text ]
- Dichlorobenzene (DCBs) FAQ [ Text ]
- Dichlorodifluoromethane FAQ [ Text ]
- Dichloroethane 1,1 FAQ [ Text ]
- Dichloroethane 1,2 FAQ [ Text ]
- Dichloroethene 1,1 FAQ [ Text ]
- Dichloropropane 1,2 FAQ [ Text ]
- Diesel Exhaust FAQ [ Text ]
- Digitalis LAB [ Text ]
- Dimethoate FAQ [ Text ]
- Dinitrobenzene (1,3-DNB) and Trinitrobenzene (1,3,5-DNB) FAQ [ Text ]
- Dinitrotoulene (2,4-DNT) and Dinitrotoluene (2,6-DNT) FAQ [ Text ]
- Dinoseb FAQ [ Text ]
- Diphtheria FAQ [ Text ]
- Direct and Indirect Disease Transmission Public Information [ Text ]
- DTaP (Diphtheria/Tetanus/Pertussis) Vaccines CDC VIS [ Text ] - Español
E
- Ecoli 0157:H7 FAQ [ Text ] - Español [ Texto ]
- Ehrlichiosis FAQ [ Text ]
- Emergency System for Advance Registration of Volunteer Health Professionals (ESAR-VHP) Public Information [ Text ]
- Employee Health Controls Client Instructions [ Text ]
- EPTC FAQ [ Text ]
- Ethylbenzene FAQ [ Text ]
F
- Fifth Disease FAQ [ Text ]
- Fipronil FAQ [ Text ]
- Flood Clean Up: How To Avoid Indoor Air Quality Problems Public Information [ Text ]
- Flood Recovery: Drinking Water and Wastewater Public Information [ Text ]
- Flooded Wells - Emergency Disinfection Public Information [ Text ]
- Flooding - Septic Systems Public Information [ Text ]
- Food Inspection Client Instructions [ Text ]
- Foodborne Illness Public Information [ Text ]
- Formaldehyde FAQ [ Text ]
G
- Gasoline FAQ [ Text ]
- Genital Herpes FAQ [ Text ]
- Giardiasis FAQ [ Text ]
- Glanders Public Information [ Text ] - Español [ Texto ]
- Gonorrhea FAQ [ Text ]
H
- H1N1 Flu Public Information
[ Text ] - Español
[ Texto ]
- EMS [ Text ]
- FAQ [ Text ] - Español [ Texto ]
- FAQ-SURGICAL MASKS [ Text ]
- Interim Guidance on General Questions and Answers for Response to Human Infections with the 2009 Influenza A H1N1 Virus [ Text of Interim Guidance on General Questions and Answers for Response to Human Infections with the 2009 Influenza A H1N1 Virus ]
- Interim Guidance for Facemask and Respirator Use for the Response to Human Infections with the 2009 Influenza A H1N1 Virus [ Text of Interim Guidance for Facemask and Respirator Use for the Response to Human Infections with the 2009 Influenza A H1N1 Virus ]
- LAB [ Text ]
- MED Dental [ Text ]
- Haloacetic Acids (HAAs) FAQ [ Text ]
- Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease (HFMD) FAQ [ Text ]
- Handwashing FAQ [ Text ]
- Head Lice FAQ [ Text ]
- Hepatitis A FAQ [ Text ]
- Hepatitis A Vaccines CDC VIS [ Text ] - Español
- Hepatitis B FAQ [ Text ]
- Hepatitis B Vaccines CDC VIS [ Text ] - Español
- Hepatitis C FAQ [ Text ]
- Hepatitis C Virus FAQ [ Text ]
- Hepatitis E FAQ [ Text ]
- Hexachlorobutadiene FAQ [ Text ]
- HIB FAQ [ Text ]
- HIB (Haemophilus Influenzae type b) Vaccines CDC VIS [ Text ] - Español
- HMX FAQ [ Text ]
- Human Immunodefiency Virus (HIV) FAQ [ Text ]
- Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) FAQ [ Text ]
- Hydrogen Chloride LAB [ Text ]
- Hydrogen Fluoride Public Information [ Text ] - Español [ Texto ]
- Hydrogen Sulfide Public Information [ Text ] - Español [ Texto ]
I
- Immune Globulin FAQ [ Text ]
- Impetigo FAQ [ Text ]
- Influenza FAQ [ Text ]
- Influenza Care FAQ [ Text ]
- Iron FAQ [ Text ]
- In State Stockpile (ISS) Public Information [ Text ]
- Isolation & Quarantine (I&Q) Public Information [ Text ] - Español [ Texto ]
K
L
- Laboratory Services Public Information [ Text ]
- Lead Poisoning FAQ [ Text ]
- Lead Poisoning Prevention Office Services [ Text ]
- Legionellosis FAQ [ Text ]
- Lewisites LAB [ Text ]
- Listeriosis FAQ [ Text ]
- Lyme Disease FAQ [ Text ]
M
- Manganese FAQ [ Text ]
- Measles FAQ [ Text ]
- Medical Needs Shelters Public Information [ Text ] - Español [ Texto ]
- Meningococcal Disease FAQ [ Text ]
- Meningococcal Vaccines CDC VIS [ Text ]
- Menu Labeling Public Information [ Text ]
- Mercury FAQ [ Text ]
- Metals LAB [ Text ]
- Methyl Bromide LAB [ Text ]
- Methyl Ethyl Ketone (MEK) FAQ [ Text ]
- Methyl Isobutyl Ketone (MIBK) FAQ [ Text ]
- Methyl Isocyanate (MIC) LAB [ Text ]
- Methyl Tert-Butyl Ether (MTBE) FAQ [ Text ]
- Metolachlor FAQ [ Text ]
- MMR (Measles/Mumps/Rubella) Vaccines CDC VIS [ Text ] - Español
- Modular Medical Expansion System (MMES) Public Information [ Text ]
- Mononucleosis FAQ [ Text ]
- MRSA - Community Acquired Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus FAQ [ Text ] - Español [ Texto ]
- MRSA - Community Acquired Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus for Sports Teams / Athletes FAQ [ Text ]
- Mumps FAQ [ Text ]
- Mustard Agents Public Information [ Text ] - Español [ Texto ]
N
- Naphthalene FAQ [ Text ]
- Neighborhood Emergency Health Center (NEHC) Public Information [ Text ] - Español [ Texto ]
- Nerve Agents Public Information [ Text ] - Español [ Texto ]
- Nickel FAQ [ Text ]
- Nicotine LAB [ Text ]
- Nitrate and Nitrite FAQ [ Text ]
- Nitrobenzene FAQ [ Text ]
- N-Nitroso Compounds FAQ [ Text ]
- Norwalk-like Viruses (Noroviruses) FAQ [ Text ]
O
- OCDD FAQ [ Text ]
- Opioids LAB [ Text ]
- Organochlorine Pesticides FAQ [ Text ]
- Organophosphate and Carbamate Pesticides FAQ [ Text ]
- Osmium Tetroxide LAB [ Text ]
P
- Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID) FAQ [ Text ]
- Perchloroethylene FAQ [ Text ]
- Pertussis (Whooping Cough) FAQ [ Text ]
- Phosgene Public Information [ Text ] - Español [ Texto ]
- Phosgene Oxime (CX) LAB [ Text ]
- Phosphine LAB [ Text ]
- Phosphorus LAB [ Text ]
- Pinworm FAQ [ Text ]
- Plague Public Information [ Text ] - Español [ Texto ]
- Pneumococcal Conjugate (PCV7) Vaccines CDC VIS [ Text ] - Español
- Pneumococcal Polysaccharide (PPV23) Vaccines CDC VIS [ Text ] - Español
- Polio FAQ [ Text ]
- Polio Vaccines CDC VIS [ Text ] - Español
- Polonium-210 FAQ [ Text ]
- Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers (PBDEs) FAQ [ Text ]
- Polychlorinated Dibenzo-p-Dioxins (PCDDs and CDDs) FAQ [ Text ]
- Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) FAQ [ Text ]
- Private Drinking Water Test Client Instructions [ Text ]
- Pyrethroid Pesticides FAQ [ Text ]
Q
R
- Rabies FAQ [ Text ]
- Radiation Exposure Public Information [ Text ] - Español [ Texto ]
- Radiation from Cesium-137 MED [ Text ]
- Radiation from Iodine RadioIsotopes MED [ Text ]
- Radiation from Plutonium MED [ Text ]
- Radiation from RadioIsotopes FAQ [ Text ]
- Radiation from RadioIsotopes (General) MED [ Text ]
- Radiation from Uranium MED [ Text ]
- Radioactive Iodine Public Information [ Text ] - Español [ Texto ]
- Radium 226 and 228 FAQ [ Text ]
- Radon FAQ [ Text ]
- Rashes and Skin Irritation FAQ [ Text ]
- Raw (Unpasteurized) Milk Consumption FAQ [ Text ]
- Recreational Camps FAQ [ Text ]
- Ricin Public Information [ Text ] - Español [ Texto ]
- Ricin Toxin LAB [ Text ]
- Ringworm FAQ [ Text ]
- Riot Control Agents/Tear Gases LAB [ Text ]
- Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever FAQ [ Text ]
- Rubella FAQ [ Text ]
S
- Salmonellosis FAQ [ Text ]
- Saxitoxin LAB [ Text ]
- Scabies FAQ [ Text ]
- Sewage FAQ [ Text ]
- Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) FAQ [ Text ]
- Sheltering In Place Public Information [ Text ] - Español [ Texto ]
- Shigellosis FAQ [ Text ]
- Shingles FAQ [ Text ]
- Silver FAQ [ Text ]
- Smallpox Public Information [ Text ] - Español [ Texto ]
- Smart Start Services [ Text ] - Español [ Texto ]
- Sodium Hydroxide FAQ [ Text ]
- Sodium Hypochlorite FAQ [ Text ]
- Sodium Monofluoroacetate LAB [ Text ]
- STD Detection & Treatment FAQ [ Text ]
- STDs & Pregnancy FAQ [ Text ]
- Staphylococcal Enterotoxin B (SEB) LAB [ Text ]
- State Health Operations Center (SHOC) Public Information [ Text ] - Español [ Texto ]
- Strategic National Stockpile (SNS) Public Information [ Text ] - Español [ Texto ]
- Strep Throat FAQ [ Text ]
- Strontium-90 FAQ [ Text ]
- Strychnine LAB [ Text ]
- Styrene FAQ [ Text ]
- Sulfate FAQ [ Text ]
- Sulfuryl Fluoride LAB [ Text ]
T
- TCDD-2,3,7,8 FAQ [ Text ]
- TCDF-2,3,7,8 FAQ [ Text ]
- Td (Tetanus/Diphtheria) Vaccines CDC VIS [ Text ] - Español
- Tdap (Tetanus/Diphtheria/Pertussis) Vaccines CDC VIS [ Text ] - Español
- Temporary Food Establishment Client Instructions [ Text ]
- Terbacil FAQ [ Text ]
- Tetanus FAQ [ Text ]
- Tetrachloroethane-1,1,2,2 FAQ [ Text ]
- Tetrodotoxin LAB [ Text ]
- Tetryl FAQ [ Text ]
- Thallium LAB [ Text ]
- Toluene FAQ [ Text ]
- Toxaphene FAQ [ Text ]
- Trans-1,2-Dichloroethene and CIS-1,2-Dichloroethene FAQ [ Text ]
- Trichloro-1,1,2-Trifluoroethane-1,2,2 FAQ [ Text ]
- Trichlorobenzene-1,2,4 (TCB) FAQ [ Text ]
- Trichloroethane-1,1,1 (TCE) FAQ [ Text ]
- Trichloroethylene FAQ [ Text ]
- Trichlorofluoromethane FAQ [ Text ]
- Trichomoniasis FAQ [ Text ]
- Tricothecene Mycotoxins LAB [ Text ]
- Trihalomethanes (THMs) FAQ [ Text ]
- Trimethylbenzene (1,2,4-TMB) FAQ [ Text ]
- Trimethylbenzene (1,3,5-TMB) FAQ [ Text ]
- Trinitrotolueune (2,4,6-TNT) FAQ [ Text ]
- Tularemia Public Information [ Text ] - Español [ Texto ]
- Turpentine FAQ [ Text ]
- Typhoid Fever FAQ [ Text ]
U
- Uranium FAQ [ Text ]
- Using Wells After Floods Public Information [ Text ]
V
- Vaccinia LAB [ Text ]
- Varicella (Chickenpox) Vaccines CDC VIS [ Text ] - Español
- Varicella Zoster Virus (VZV) LAB [ Text ]
- Vibrio Cholerae FAQ [ Text ]
- Vinyl Chloride FAQ [ Text ]
- Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers (VHFs) Public Information [ Text ] - Español [ Texto ]
- Viral Meningitis FAQ [ Text ]
W
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Z
Abbreviations Key:
CDC VIS - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Vaccine Information Statements
EMS - Emergency Medical Services Information
FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions
LAB - Laboratory Information
MED - Medical Information
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