{"id":4194,"date":"2022-11-03T16:14:37","date_gmt":"2022-11-03T20:14:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/casp\/?p=4194"},"modified":"2022-11-03T16:54:56","modified_gmt":"2022-11-03T20:54:56","slug":"spread-the-word-not-c-difficile-november-is-c-difficile-awareness-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/casp\/2022\/11\/spread-the-word-not-c-difficile-november-is-c-difficile-awareness-month\/","title":{"rendered":"Spread the Word, Not C. difficile: November is C. difficile Awareness Month"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n
Join CDC in November for C.<\/em> diff <\/em>Awareness Month to raise awareness about this urgent threat and save lives.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Did you know? Clostridioides difficile<\/em> (C. diff<\/em>) is a germ that causes severe diarrhea, which can be life-threatening. It can affect anyone and is usually associated with recent antibiotic use. CDC estimates that C. diff<\/em> causes almost half a million infections<\/strong> in the United States each year and contributes to about 29,300<\/strong> deaths.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Help protect yourself, your family, and your community from C. diff<\/em>:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Patients & Families\u2014learn:<\/strong><\/p>\n