Pertussis, otherwise known as whooping cough, is a bacterial infection of the respiratory tract that can be serious, especially in small children.

Workers who handle animals may be exposed to zoonotic diseases, and have an increased risk of developing allergies. Occcupational Health provides programs to protect workers from these unique hazards.

Three departments at Vanderbilt have safeguards in place to help you protect your unborn baby while at work. These departments include Occupational Health, Vanderbilt Environmental Health and Safety, and Vanderbilt Infection Control and Prevention.

Radiation monitoring is important when caring for patients receiving radioactive iodine, to ensure that staff are not overexposed to radiation.

Exposure to formaldehyde or formalin carries health risks, so a medical monitoring program and prompt treatment for overexposures are important safeguards.

An individual's job and department determine what medical surveillance and/or job fitness exam is required. Compliance with these requirements is reported in the VPES system, the MyVandy Record of Compliance in OHS report, and in the Health and Wellnesss Informational Portal.

Chickenpox symptoms usually include fever and a generalized itchy blister type rash that will form crusts in a few days. This illness is usually caused by the varicella virus.

Tuberculosis also known as TB is an airborne disease.

Toxoplasmosis can be transmitted in animal feces and can cause a mild illness in susceptible individuals, but the infection can be serious for pregnant women and immunosuppressed people.

Because macaques can carry a virus that is deadly to humans, workers need to know how to reduce their risk of exposure as well as what to do if they get exposed.