A-Z of health information

People who work with animals, particularly cattle, sheep and goats, or animal products are at a higher risk of Q fever.

Many quadriplegics could live more independent lives with a highly specialised operation called tendon transfer surgery.

You may be asked to quarantine yourself at home if you have developed, or been exposed to, an infectious disease.

The cost of having a baby in Victoria can vary considerably, depending mostly on whether you use the public or private health system.

Quitline helps people to quit smoking.

You would have to gain over 40 kilograms above your recommended weight to equal the risk of heart disease posed by smoking.