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Fungal infections occur when an invading fungus takes over an area of the body and overwhelms the immune system. Today, we look at the most common types of fungal infection, and how to stop them from interfering with your daily life.
Disease

Disease

Fungal Infection Fact Sheet

Fungal infections occur when an invading fungus takes over an area of the body and overwhelms the immune system. Today, we look at the most common types of fungal infection, and how to stop them from interfering with your daily life.

Childcare first aid refers to the skills and knowledge to provide care to infants and children during health emergencies. It is important to know childcare first aid, as it differs to the care provided to adults, and can mean the difference between life and death.
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First Aid Training

Childcare Course for Parents

Childcare first aid refers to the skills and knowledge to provide care to infants and children during health emergencies. It is important to know childcare first aid, as it differs to the care provided to adults, and can mean the difference between life and death.

Chickenpox is a viral infection that most commonly affects children. Its most recognisable feature is a raised, red rash, though it can also progress into more severe symptoms like pneumonia. As such, it is important to know how to reduce the risk of infection.
How-To

How-To

First Aid for Chickenpox in Children

Chickenpox is a viral infection that most commonly affects children. Its most recognisable feature is a raised, red rash, though it can also progress into more severe symptoms like pneumonia. As such, it is important to know how to reduce the risk of infection.

Depression is a mental health condition that can affect anyone. However, it often presents differently in men, due in part to internal and external feelings of shame. It is important to understand depression in men, to help them safeguard their wellbeing.
Mental Health

Mental Health

What is Male Depression?

Depression is a mental health condition that can affect anyone. However, it often presents differently in men, due in part to internal and external feelings of shame. It is important to understand depression in men, to help them safeguard their wellbeing.

Depression is a serious mental health issue that can affect anyone. It is characterised by profound feelings of sadness and apathy. Though depression has no one definitive cause, it can be caused or worsened by a variety of triggers.
Mental Health

Mental Health

15 Common Triggers of Depression

Depression is a serious mental health issue that can affect anyone. It is characterised by profound feelings of sadness and apathy. Though depression has no one definitive cause, it can be caused or worsened by a variety of triggers.

When someone is experiencing mental stress or poor mental health, they often feel helpless, sad, or irritable. It is important to know how to beat mental stress, as it can have a detrimental impact on a person's work, health, and relationships.
Mental Health

Mental Health

20 Ways to Beat Mental Stress

When someone is experiencing mental stress or poor mental health, they often feel helpless, sad, or irritable. It is important to know how to beat mental stress, as it can have a detrimental impact on a person's work, health, and relationships.

Scarlet fever is a bacterial infection characterised by a red rash on the face, underarms, and groin. Scarlet fever can transmit easily among children. As such, it is important to know how to identify and manage scarlet fever, as it can cause more severe symptoms like vomiting.
How-To

How-To

First Aid for Scarlet Fever

Scarlet fever is a bacterial infection characterised by a red rash on the face, underarms, and groin. Scarlet fever can transmit easily among children. As such, it is important to know how to identify and manage scarlet fever, as it can cause more severe symptoms like vomiting.

Heart, stroke, and vascular diseases (or cardiovascular disease) is an umbrella term for a wide variety of diseases that affect the heart and blood vessels. Statistics show that cardiovascular disease accounts for a significant number of hospitalisations and deaths in Australia.
Health Statistics

Health Statistics

Heart, Stroke & Vascular Diseases Statistics

Heart, stroke, and vascular diseases (or cardiovascular disease) is an umbrella term for a wide variety of diseases that affect the heart and blood vessels. Statistics show that cardiovascular disease accounts for a significant number of hospitalisations and deaths in Australia.

Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) is a highly contagious animal disease that affects all cloven-hoofed animals. It is often fatal in young animals and can increase their risk of chronic health conditions. While it is very rarely transmitted to humans, it can cause enormous devastation in human populations.
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Disease

Fast Facts about Foot and Mouth Disease

Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) is a highly contagious animal disease that affects all cloven-hoofed animals. It is often fatal in young animals and can increase their risk of chronic health conditions. While it is very rarely transmitted to humans, it can cause enormous devastation in human populations.

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Charts

Charts

First Aid Chart for Bee Sting

A downloadable chart on how to provide first aid for a bee sting. Bees stings generally only cause mild symptoms like localised pain and swelling. However, they can sometimes lead to a severe allergic reaction, otherwise known as anaphylaxis.

A stroke is a medical emergency in which the blood supply to a part of the brain is suddenly disrupted. Strokes can impair a person's critical thinking, movements, and life functions. However, rehabilitation is available to help stroke survivors regain their livelihoods.
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Disease

Life After a Stroke: Rehabilitation and Recovery

A stroke is a medical emergency in which the blood supply to a part of the brain is suddenly disrupted. Strokes can impair a person's critical thinking, movements, and life functions. However, rehabilitation is available to help stroke survivors regain their livelihoods.

AWFA is so excited to announce that we have a new training location in Geelong, Victoria. This isn't your ordinary training location - we will now be setting up camp at Geelong Lawn Tennis Club, Australia's oldest provincial tennis club.
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First Aid Training

We Have a New Geelong Training Location

AWFA is so excited to announce that we have a new training location in Geelong, Victoria. This isn't your ordinary training location - we will now be setting up camp at Geelong Lawn Tennis Club, Australia's oldest provincial tennis club.