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ANTI-VAPING CAMPAIGN
As the student council, we are trying our best to promote a healthy lifestyle to the Pinewood community. After several recurring vaping reports on campus, we have started an anti-vaping campaign. We have printed and placed posters on boards and walls all over the school to shed light on the smoking epidemic that has flooded our school. Each one of us being class representatives, prioritize our peers’ health and their foreseeable future.
It is scientifically proven that people who vape from adolescence are prone to start smoking regular tobacco cigarettes and are extremely likely to develop other addictions in the future as well as illnesses and a weaker immune system. In addition, smokers are also more likely than non-smokers to develop depression over time. So all together, hand in hand as the Pinewood community, let's say NO to illnesses, NO to depression, and overall NO TO SMOKING!
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We, as a Student Council, are concerned about the health of Pinewood students. We want to warn you about the following complications that can occur after contact with stray animals:
1. An animal can scratch or bite. This can lead to rabies, tetanus and cat scratch disease. There are also many pathogenic germs in the saliva and on the surface of the claws that enter the wound and cause festering if the skin is damaged.
2. Infections with helminths are theoretically possible. The most common disease is toxocariasis. People become ill by accidental ingestion of larvae, which may be on the hair.
3. Infection with dermatophytosis - lichen. It is enough just to pet an infected animal. It is difficult to determine if a stray animal has the disease or not. There may be no manifestations on the coat and the animal is an asymptomatic carrier. Contact with street animals is a risk.
If you want to pay attention to an animal, we advise you to follow the rules:
1. Touch only those who want to make contact. Caress gently and as soon as you notice that the animal is not happy - finish.
2. Do not feed from your hands. In a fit of emotion, the animal may attack you.
3. Wash your hands thoroughly with soap and water and disinfect them with antiseptic immediately after handling.
