Hepatitis A is a highly contagious liver infection caused by the hepatitis A virus (HAV). It can range from a mild illness lasting a few weeks to a severe illness lasting several months. Although rare, hepatitis A can cause death in some people. Hepatitis A usually spreads when a person unknowingly ingests the virus from objects, food, or drinks contaminated by small, undetected amounts of stool from an infected person. Hepatitis A can also spread from close personal contact with an infected person such as through sex or caring for someone who is ill. For more information visit https://dph.georgia.gov/hepatitisA.
Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI):
District 2 Health Departments provide testing, education and treatment of sexually transmitted infections.
Sexually Transmitted Infections are common, and many are treatable. Understanding more about STIs is essential. Over the past five years, Georgians ranked 4th out of all state residents searching for STD-related information (GoogleTrends, 2020). For more information visit the following site: https://dph.georgia.gov/STDs/information-about-stds
HIV/AIDS
All of our Health Departments provide HIV testing, counseling and referral of clients needing evaluation.
Living Bridge East Center: Is located at 1498 Jesse Jewell Pkwy SE, Suite C, Gainesville, GA 30501. Services are available to residents in all counties in our area. Please contact us at 770-744-4806 for more information.
Tuberculosis Screening
County Health Departments provide skin testing, diagnosis, and management of newly diagnosed TB cases as well as provide treatment of persons with latent TB infection. For more information visit: http://dph.georgia.gov/tuberculosis-tb-prevention-and-control
Epidemiological Investigation
District 2 Epidemiologists identify diseases that require immediate public health follow-up and intervention to detect changing trends in disease occurrences and identify areas or communities that require public health response as a result of changes identified; assess and evaluate control and prevention interventions. Visit http://dph.georgia.gov/epidemiology to learn more about disease surveillance and programs.