Communicable Disease Control

Nash County Health Department provides confidential testing, treatment, and contact follow-up of sexually transmitted diseases, hepatitis, tuberculosis, and other communicable diseases. This includes: 

• Immunizations (when these are available)
• Individual and group education to prevent the spread of communicable diseases
• Confidential testing and referral for HIV/AIDS
• Pre and post counseling and testing for HIV/AIDS at a variety of community sites--call Jerome Garner for more information (459-1547). 

Immunization Schedules:

• Recommended Immunization Schedule for Persons Aged 0–6 Years
• Recommended Adult Immunization Schedule

For information on specific diseases:

• Sexually Transmitted Diseases
• Tuberculosis
• Hepatitis
• Food Related communicable disease
• Other communicable diseases
• Flu
• Pandemic flu
• H1N1
• Use DEET to protect against mosquitoes
• e-coli
• Handwashing
• Hepatitis
• Lyme Disease
• Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) ( Download the PowerPoint Reader)
• Stomach Flu: What are noroviruses?
• Rabies
• Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
• Salmonella
• SARS
• TB
• West Nile