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How Can You Protect Yourself From Infectious Diseases?

Mei Mayville and Blake Chambers
April 20, 2026

Michael Hokanson, public information officer for the Georgia Department of Public Health, explains how to identify, prevent, and deal with the spread of infectious disease.

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