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  1. What Horse Owners Should Know About West Nile Virus

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/WNV-1007

    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 ...

  2. 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. ...

  3. 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 ...

  4. Stress Management

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/aex-591106

    talk to other people. This support might come from family, church members, friends, or other farmers ... Hotline, (800) 273-TALK (8255), is a lifeline that provides free and confidential support for people in ... make people less able to cope with stress. High blood pressure and cholesterol levels increase the ...

  5. 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. ...

  6. Using °Brix as an Indicator of Vegetable Quality: A Summary of the Measurement Method

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/HYG-1652

    people. However, there is little scientific evidence to support the use of °Brix values as anything more ... Watermelon, HYG-1653 The technical contributions of Stephanie Short and Danae Wolfe in the preparation of this ...

  7. Eating Disorders Awareness: Bulimia Nervosa

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/ED-1003

    diuretics; fasting; or excessive exercise to prevent weight gain. People with bulimia may feel out of control ... difficult. However, many people struggling with bulimia nervosa recognize their behaviors are unusual and ... home. May avoid eating around other people. Resources American Psychological Association. (2014). ...

  8. Honey Bees in House Walls

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/HYG-2079

    a nuisance or hazard to humans. Some people have severe allergic reactions to the sting of a honey bee. Honey ... not be appropriate if the bees are located in an area where people are very active. To trap, place ...

  9. 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 ...

  10. Hepatitis E: A Foodborne Zoonotic Threat in the U.S. and Abroad

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/as-20

    (Feagins et al. 2007). People can become infected by consumption of undercooked pork or other meat ... hepatitis E commonly occurs among teens and young adults (people aged 15–44 years). Pregnant women are more ... transplantation, cancer, or AIDS are more likely to develop chronic and severe infections. People with underlying ...

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