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  1. African Swine Fever: A Severe Threat to Swine Herds Is on the United States’ Doorstep

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/vme-1036

    people but is devastating to domestic and wild pigs and kills up to 100% of infected animals. No vaccine ... is approved for use against ASFV in the United States. Symptoms of Illness People working with pigs ... to people via food (not a foodborne disease). Losses of at least 10–30% or more of the United States’ ...

  2. Injury Prevention: Types of Cold Stress

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/AEX-981.13

    and people with a pre-existing condition are at a higher risk. Examples of high-risk conditions are ... takes even the healthiest person longer to complete simple tasks in the winter. However, people with ...

  3. Frequently Asked Questions About Birds and West Nile Virus

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/WNV-1000

    to people by the bite of an infected mosquito. The principal transmitter of WNV is the northern house ... infected with WNV. Once the mosquito is infected, it may transmit the virus to people or other animals when ... from the infection. Horses, too, are prone to severe WNV infection. People cannot get WNV from another ...

  4. Analysis of Safety Issues for Fresh Produce

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/AEX-260

    outbreak in August 2013 involved at least 646 people in 24 states being diagnosed with cyclospora ...

  5. Secondary Injury Prevention: Safety for Senior Farmers

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/AEX-981.7-10

    considerations include: Reaction Time People's reaction times tend to become slower with age. Therefore, ... Gradual loss of hearing can be expected as people age. Some older farmers may have more profound hearing ...

  6. Farming with a Visual Impairment

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/AEX-981.16

    vision impairment and blindness in different ways. Most people are born with excellent eyesight, but many ... lose vision due to an injury, aging or disease over time. For some people vision loss is sudden, and ... function or sometimes people with the same eye condition may have different degrees of remaining vision. ...

  7. Meet Zachary Johnson: 2024 CFAES Distinguished Senior

    https://fabe.osu.edu/news/meet-zachary-johnson-2024-cfaes-distinguished-senior

    people around you and dedicate yourself to the program. FABE holds some of the smaller academic majors at ... Ohio State which presents some amazing opportunities for its students. Many of the people you find ... entire time at OSU. This can be a great way to connect with people of similar interests and make lifelong ...

  8. Extending Universal Design Principles onto the Farmstead

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/AEX-983.1-10

    demographic of people living with a wide array of disabilities, age-related limitations, and chronic health ... conditions. Universal Design is the creation of products and environments meant to be usable by all people, to ... approach. Principle 1: Equitable Use The design is useful and marketable to people with diverse abilities. ...

  9. Grounding and GFCI Protection

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/aex-79021

    a direct path to earth that does not include the body or equipment. Proper grounding protects people from ... A ground-fault circuit interrupter (GFCI) is specifically designed to protect people from electrical shock. GFCIs ...

  10. Ultraviolet Light Exposure: Health Concerns

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/cdfs-199

    This melanin gives a tanned look, which is damage to the skin. For people who naturally are darker ... skinned, the melanin in their skin provides them with some protection against sunburns. Fair-skinned people ... including redheads, blondes and people with blue or light green eyes burn more quickly due to less melanin ...

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