Thanksgiving
Holiday observed.
Mumps
What is mumps? Mumps is a contagious disease caused by the mumps virus. The most commonly known presentation is with pain and swelling around the parotid glands, which are along the jaw line…
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever Rickettsia rickettsii RMSF
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever (RMSF) is one of the deadliest tickborne diseases in the Americas. It caused by a bacteria, Rickettsia rickettsii, that is spread through the bite of an infected…
Typhus Murine Endemic
What is flea-borne typhus? Flea-borne typhus is a disease caused by the bacteria Rickettsia typhi and Rickettsia felis. Also called murine typhus, most cases in the United States are reported from…
Shigella
Shigella are bacteria (germs) that causes illness with diarrhea, fever and/or stomach cramps. There are four kinds (species) of Salmonella bacteria, causing approximately 500,000 illnesses each…
CPSP Information Forms and Protocols for Providers
Who can be a CPSP Provider? A physician, certified nurse midwife, certified family or pediatric nurse practitioner, hospital, community clinic, or medical group that provides prenatal care,…
California Childrens Services
WHO WE ARE: California Children’s Services (CCS) is a Whole Child Program statewide program that determines medical eligibility, provides authorizations for medical care, case management,…
Comprehensive Perinatal Services Program CPSP
WHO WE ARE: The Comprehensive Perinatal Services Program (CPSP) provides enhanced prenatal care to improve outcomes for low-income pregnant women and their infants in California through enhanced…
Carbapenemresistant Enterobacteriaceae CRE
Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) are a family of germs that have high levels of resistance to antibiotics and therefore can be difficult to treat. Examples of Enterobacteriaeceae…
Hepatitis B
Hepatitis B is a virus (HBV) that can cause inflammation of the liver. It is spread when blood, semen, or another bodily fluid from an infected person enters the body of someone who is not…