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    Zika virus

    Zika virus

    Dr. Ahmed Hafez September 16, 2023

    Key facts Zika virus is transmitted mainly through mosquito bites. Symptoms of zika virus are usually mild — most people with the virus don’t have any symptoms at all. Zika virus can be passed from a pregnant person to their baby, which can have serious consequences. There is no vaccine or treatment available for Zika virus. The best prevention is to avoid mosquito bites in areas with known outbreaks. What is Zika virus? Zika virus…

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    Macular degeneration

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    Management of chronic conditions

    Managing your alcohol intake

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    Marijuana

    Massage therapy

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    Medical and surgical abortions

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    Mental health resources

    Mental health services (costs)

    Mental health treatment plan

    Mental health treatment plan

    Mental illness

    Mental illness

    Mental illness

    Mental illness (caring for someone with)

    N

    Nappy rash

    Narcissistic personality disorder (NPD)

    National Relay Service

    Natural disasters

    Natural family planning

    Nausea

    Nausea

    Nephrostomy

    Nephrotic syndrome

    Nerve pain

    Nerve pain medication

    Nervous breakdown

    Nervous system

    Nettle rash

    Neuroblastoma in children

    Neuroendocrine cancers

    Neurofibromatosis

    Neurologist

    Neuromuscular system

    Neuropathy

    Neurosurgeon

    Neutropenia

    New South Wales disability services

    Nicotine and smoking

    Nicotine dependence medicines

    Night sweats

    Nits and head lice

    Non-Hodgkin lymphoma

    Non-Hodgkin lymphoma in children

    Noonan syndrome

    Norovirus infection

    Northern Territory disability services

    Nose and throat

    Nose cancer

    Nosebleeds

    Notification of illness and disease

    Nursing home care

    Nursing post

    Nut allergies

    Nut allergies (in children)

    Nutrition (over 60)

    O

    Obesity

    Obesity in children

    Obesity in pregnancy

    Object (retained)

    Object (swallowed accidentally)

    Objects in the ear

    Objects in the nose

    Objects or chemicals in the eye

    Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)

    Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)

    Obstructive sleep apnoea

    Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA)

    Occupational therapy

    Oesophageal cancer

    Oestrogen blood test

    Oestrogen blood test

    Oestrogen blood test

    Older people and depression

    Oncologist

    Oophorectomy

    Open cholecystectomy

    Open incisional hernia repair

    Open inguinal hernia repair (female)

    Open inguinal hernia repair (male)

    Open TMJ surgery

    Ophthalmologist

    Opioid medicines (how they work)

    Opioid safety

    Opioid withdrawal symptoms

    Optic neuritis

    Options for managing chronic pain

    Oral sex and mouth care

    Oral thrush

    Orchidopexy for a palpable testicle (child)

    Organ and tissue donation

    Organ transplants

    Orthodontic treatments

    Orthodontists

    Osteoarthritis

    Osteoarthritis medication

    Osteomyelitis

    Osteopaenia

    Osteoporosis

    Osteosarcoma

    Ostomy (living with)

    Otitis externa

    Otitis media

    Otosclerosis

    Ovarian cancer

    Ovarian cysts

    Ovariectomy

    Over the counter medicines

    Overdose (accidental)

    Overweight children

    Oxycodone

    Oxytocin

    Pacemaker

    P

    Conjunctivitis – Pink eye

    Paediatric cancer

    Paediatricians

    Paget’s disease of bone

    Pain (back)

    Pain (chronic)

    Pain in groin

    Pain relief (labour)

    Pain relief after surgery

    Pain-relief medicines

    Painful periods

    Painful sex for women

    Palpitations

    PAM

    Pancreas

    Pancreatic cancer

    Pancreatitis

    Pandemics

    Panic attacks and panic disorder

    Panic attacks and panic disorder

    Paracentesis

    Paracetamol

    Paranoia

    Paranoia

    Parathyroid glands

    Parathyroidectomy

    Paratyphoid

    Paraumbilical and umbilical hernia repair

    Parechovirus

    Parkinson’s disease

    Party drugs

    Parvovirus B19

    Passive smoking

    Patient Assisted Travel Schemes

    Paying for dental care

    Peanut allergies (in children)

    PEG tube placement

    Pelvic floor exercises

    Pelvic inflammatory disease

    Penicillin

    Penis care

    Penis injury

    Penis irritation

    People in rural or remote locations and mental health

    Percutaneous coronary intervention

    Pericarditis

    Pericarditis

    Perimenopause

    Period pain

    Period pain

    Periods

    Periods (heavy)

    Periods during breastfeeding

    Peripheral nerve block (lower limb)

    Peripheral nerve block (upper limb)

    Peripheral nerve disorders

    Peripheral neuropathy

    Peripheral vascular disease

    Peripheral vascular disease

    Peritoneoscopy

    Peritonitis

    Personal hygiene

    Personality disorder, Overview

    Personality disorders

    Perthes disease

    Pesticides

    Pet scan

    Pethidine

    Pets and mental health

    Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS)

    Pharmacist

    Pharyngitis

    Phenylketonuria (PKU)

    Phobias (an overview)

    Physical activity (older people)

    Physical activity benefits for children

    Physical examination by a doctor

    Physical process of dying

    Physiotherapy

    Piercing (body)

    Pilonidal disease

    Pineal gland

    Pinnaplasty (adult)

    Pinnaplasty (child)

    Pituitary gland

    Pityriasis rosea

    Placenta praevia

    Planning

    Plant stings

    Plantar fasciitis

    Pleural effusion

    Pleural effusion

    Pleurisy

    Pleurisy

    PMS

    Pneumonia

    Pneumonia

    Pneumothorax

    Pneumothorax

    Podiatrist

    Q

    Q fever

    Queensland disability services

    Questions to ask before surgery

    Questions to ask your doctor

    Quit smoking

    R

    Rabies

    Radio-frequency endometrial ablation

    Radiologist

    Radiotherapy

    Raynaud’s phenomenon

    Recalls of medicines

    Recovery

    Rectal bleeding

    Rectal cancer

    Rectocele

    Red blood cells

    Red Nose Day

    Reducing visceral fat

    Reducing your risk of developing a blood clot

    Referrals

    Reflux (GORD)

    Refractive errors

    Rehabilitation (Overcoming addiction)

    Rehabilitation after illness or injury

    Relaxation techniques for stress relief

    Remedial massage

    Removing benign skin lesions

    Removing metalwork

    Removing permanent teeth (child)

    Removing wisdom teeth

    Reporting problems with medicines

    Residential care

    Residential care

    Resilience

    Respiratory syncytial virus

    Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)

    Respiratory system

    Respite care

    Resting heart rate

    Restless legs syndrome

    Retained object or tampon

    Retinal detachment

    Retinal detachment surgery

    Retinal diseases

    Retinitis pigmentosa

    Rett syndrome

    Reversal of Hartmann’s Procedure

    Reversing a vasectomy

    Revision total hip replacement

    Revision total knee replacement

    Revision total shoulder replacement

    Rhabdomyolysis

    Rheumatic fever

    Rheumatic fever

    Rheumatic heart disease

    Rheumatoid arthritis

    Rheumatoid arthritis

    Rhinoplasty

    Rhinoplasty (nose job)

    Rickets

    Rickets

    Rights of consumers

    Rigid cystoscopy (female)

    Rigid cystoscopy (male)

    Ringing in the ears (tinnitus)

    Risk Checker (diabetes

    Root canal treatment

    Root canal treatment

    Rosacea

    Roseola infantum

    Ross River virus infection

    Ross River virus infection

    Rotator cuff injury

    Rotavirus infection

    Routine antenatal tests

    Routine antenatal tests

    RSI (repetitive strain injury)

    Rubella (German measles)

    Running tips for beginners

    Rural and remote health

    S

    Safe exercise for children

    Safe sex

    Safe sex

    Safe use of mental health medications

    Salmonella

    Salpingectomy

    Salt

    Salt and sodium

    Sarcoidosis

    SARS (Severe acute respiratory syndrome)

    Saturated fat

    Scabies

    Scalds

    Scarlet fever

    Scheduling of medicines and poisons

    Schizoaffective disorder

    Schizophrenia

    School exclusion

    Sciatica

    Scleroderma

    Scleroderma

    Scoliosis

    Screening tests for men

    Scurvy

    Sea creature bites and stings

    Sea sick

    Seasonal affective disorder (SAD)

    Seasonal affective disorder (SAD)

    Seasonal flu (influenza)

    Seborrhoeic dermatitis

    Seizures

    Seizures

    Seizures (epilepsy)

    Self-esteem

    Self-examination (breasts)

    Self-harm

    Self-harm

    Self-talk

    Self-talk

    Seniors (eye health)

    Seniors (eye health)

    Sentinel node biopsy

    Separation anxiety

    Sepsis (invasive staph infections)

    Sepsis and septicaemia

    Septoplasty

    Septorhinoplasty

    Serotonin

    Sever’s disease

    Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)

    Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)

    Sex and disability

    Sexual assault

    Sexual assault and rape

    Sexual harassment

    Sexual harassment

    Shigella (bowel infection)

    Shin splints

    Shingles

    Shocks (electric)

    Shopping addiction

    Short-sightedness

    Short-term care (respite care)

    Shortness of breath

    Should I be tested for heart disease?

    Should I be tested for skin cancer?

    Shoulder pain

    Shoulder stabilisation surgery

    Shoulder surgery (rotator cuff)

    Sick children (caring for)

    Sickle cell anaemia

    Sickle cell disease

    Side effects from medicines

    Side effects of medicines including vaccines

    Signs of mental health issues

    Signs of mental health issues

    Sildenafil (Viagra)

    Silicosis

    Silicosis

    Sinusitis

    Sjögren’s syndrome

    Sjögren’s syndrome

    Skin

    Skin cancer

    Skin cancer and melanoma

    Skin staph infections

    Skin tags (acrochordons)

    Slapped cheek syndrome

    Sleep

    Sleep

    Sleep paralysis

    Sleep tips for children

    Sleeping pills

    Sleepwalking

    Sleeve gastrectomy surgery

    Slips (falls)

    Smallpox

    Smoking

    Smoking (in pregnancy)

    Snake bites

    T

    Tachycardia

    Tachycardia

    Tadalafil (Cialis)

    Talking to your doctor (GP)

    Talking to your employer about illness

    Tampon (retained)

    Tapentadol

    Tapeworm

    Tapeworm

    Tay-Sachs disease

    TB (tuberculosis)

    Teen aggression

    Teenage anxiety

    Teenagers and adolescent’s mental health

    Teeth (keeping them clean)

    Teeth grinding

    Teeth grinding (bruxism)

    Teeth whitening

    Temazepam

    Temporomandibular joint (TMJ) arthroscopy

    Temporomandibular joint dysfunction

    Temporomandibular joint dysfunction

    Tendonitis

    Tennis elbow

    Tennis elbow surgery

    TENS (Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation)

    Tension headache

    Terminal conditions and grief

    Terminal illness (coping with)

    Termination

    Testicular cancer

    Testicular cancer

    Testicular torsion

    Testing for allergy

    testosterone

    Testosterone blood test

    Testosterone test

    Tests used in diagnosing dementia

    Tetanus

    Thalassaemia

    Thalassaemia

    The Pill

    Thermal balloon endometrial ablation

    Thoracoscopy

    Threadworms (pinworms)

    Threadworms (worms)

    Throat cancer

    Throat cancer

    Thrombocytopenia

    Thrombocytopenia

    Thrombosis

    Thrombosis

    Thrombosis with thrombocytopenia syndrome (TTS)

    Thrombosis with thrombocytopenia syndrome (TTS)

    Throwing up (vomiting)

    Thrush (in males)

    Thrush (oral)

    Thunderstorm asthma

    Thyroid cancer

    Thyroid cancer

    Thyroid diseases

    Thyroid function tests

    Thyroid function tests

    Thyroid gland

    Thyroid problems

    Thyroidectomy

    Thyroidectomy for suspected cancer (nodule)

    TIA (Transient ischaemic attack)

    Tick bites

    Tinea

    Tinnitus

    Tinnitus

    Tissue and organ donation

    TMJ (Temporomandibular joint) arthroscopy

    TOE (Trans-oesophageal echocardiogram)

    Toe and forefoot amputation

    Toenail infection

    Toilet training

    Tongue-tie division (infant)

    Tonsil stones

    Tonsillitis

    Tooth abscess

    Tooth abscess

    Tooth decay

    Tooth decay

    Tooth extraction

    Tooth extraction

    Toothache and swelling

    Toothache and Swelling

    Top 7 tips for safe drinking

    Torticollis. neck strain

    Total ankle replacement

    Total elbow replacement

    Total shoulder replacement

    Total thyroidectomy (for thyrotoxicosis)

    Tourette syndrome

    Tourette syndrome

    Toxic fumes (inhaled)

    Toxic shock syndrome (TSS)

    Toxoplasmosis

    U

    Ulcerative colitis

    Ulcers (stomach)

    Ulnar nerve release

    Ultrasound

    Ultrasound

    Umbilical hernia

    Umbilical hernia repair (child)

    Understanding pathology tests

    Understanding the public and private hospital systems

    Underweight

    Undescended testicles

    Unicompartmental knee replacement

    Unplanned pregnancy

    Unpleasant thoughts

    Upper GI endoscopy (child)

    Upper GI endoscopy and colonoscopy

    Upper GI endoscopy and dilatation

    Upper GI endoscopy and dilatation (child)

    Ureteroscopy

    Urethrotomy

    Urgent care clinics

    Urinary incontinence

    Urinary retention

    Urinary system

    Urinary tract

    Urinary tract infection (UTI)

    Urine tests

    Urologist

    Urticaria

    Uterine Cancer

    UTI (Urinary tract infection)

    Uveitis

    V

    Vaccination (child)

    Vaccination (COVID-19)

    Vaccination (pregnancy)

    Vaccinations for travel

    Vaginal and groin irritation and infection

    Vaginal bleeding

    Vaginal discharge

    Vaginal dryness

    Vaginal hysterectomy

    Vaginal ring (contraception)

    Vaginal thrush

    Vaginismus

    Vaginosis

    Vaping

    Vardenafil (Levitra)

    Varicella

    Varicocele

    Varicose veins

    Varicose veins surgery

    Vascular dementia

    Vascular disease (peripheral)

    Vascular system

    Vasculitis

    Vasculitis

    Vasectomy

    Vasectomy (bilateral)

    Vegetables

    Vegetarian and vegan diets

    Vegetarian and vegan diets

    Veneers

    Verrucas

    Vertigo

    Vertigo

    Vestibular schwannoma

    Viagra

    Viral haemorrhagic fevers

    Viral pneumonia

    Visceral fat

    Vision impairment

    Vitamin A

    Vitamin A deficiency

    Vitamin A rich foods

    Vitamin B

    Vitamin B12 test

    Vitamin B12 test

    Vitamin C

    Vitamin C and your health

    Vitamin D

    Vitamin D

    Vitamin D and its natural sources

    Vitamin D deficiency

    Vitamin D test

    Vitamin D test

    Vitamin D-rich foods

    Vitamin E

    Vitamin E (foods and sources)

    Vitamin K

    Vitamin K deficiency

    Vitamins and minerals explained

    Vitiligo

    Voluntary assisted dying

    Volunteering

    Vomiting

    Vomiting (in babies and children)

    Vomiting (mother)

    Von Willebrand disease

    Von Willebrand disease

    W

    How to treat warts

    Insect stings – infographic

    Waist circumference (and BMI)

    Warning signs during pregnancy

    Warning signs during pregnancy

    Warning signs of suicide

    Warts

    Warts (genital)

    Washing hands

    Water and your health — infographic

    Water safety

    Watery stools (diarrhoea)

    Weight (under)

    Weight-loss diets

    Wernicke encephalopathy

    Western Australia disability services

    What is addiction?

    What is addiction?

    Whiplash

    White blood cells

    Whooping cough

    Wide local excision

    Williams syndrome

    Winter health hazards at home

    Wisdom teeth removal

    Withdrawal symptoms (opioids)

    Withdrawal symptoms from addiction

    Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome

    Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome (WPW)

    Work-life balance

    Work-related stress

    Workers’ compensation

    Workplace bullying

    Workplace bullying

    Workplace health

    Workplace health

    Worms

    Worried about your memory

    Worried about your memory?

    Wounds

    X

    X-rays

    X-rays

    Y

    Depression in young people

    Health benefits of yoga and Pilates

    Yellow fever

    Yellow fever

    Yoga

    Young adults’ health

    Young people and depression

    Younger onset dementia

    Younger onset dementia

    Youth (teenagers’ health)

    Youth suicide

    Youth suicide

    Zinc and your health

    Z

    Zika virus

    Zika virus

    Zinc and your health

    Zinc deficiency

    Zinc deficiency

    Zoster (shingles)

    Zoster (shingles)

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