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… Neutropenia: Preventing Infections On this page: What is neutropenia? Neutropenia (say "noo-truh-PEE-nee-uh") means …
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… HIV: Preventing Infections On this page: Overview … treated, you're more likely to get sick with opportunistic infections . HIV weakens your immune system so it can't fight off these infections. Preventing opportunistic infections is an important part of …
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… Preventing Tetanus Infections On this page: Overview … By: HealthLink BC Adaptation Reviewed By: HealthLink BC … Preventing Tetanus Infections …
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… Chickenpox: Preventing Skin Infections On this page: Overview … Overview Scratching chickenpox blisters can lead to skin infections, not to mention scarring. In rare cases, infected … & E. Gregory Thompson MD - Internal Medicine … Chickenpox Preventing Skin Infections …
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… Preventing sexually transmitted infections (STIs) Last updated March 1, 2019 HealthLink BC … do I talk about prevention? Talk to your partner(s) about preventing STIs before having oral, genital or anal sex. …
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… Making It Easier to Wear a Mask to Help Prevent Infections On this page: Overview Overview Why is it … so it's important to know the facts. Facts about masks and infections Wearing a mask helps control the spread of infections. Wearing a mask, along with things like washing …
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… HIV: Preventing Other Infections When You Have HIV On this page: Overview Related … A person who has HIV has difficulty fighting off other infections. You can help protect the person from infections. … Medicine & Peter Shalit MD, PhD - Internal Medicine … HIV Preventing Other Infections When You Have HIV …
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… Preventing Water-Borne Infections For People with Weakened Immune Systems Last … Document Vietnamese Who is at higher risk from water-borne infections? People with very weak immune systems who are at … Your Baby Formula: Safely Making and Storing Formula … Preventing Water-Borne Infections For People with Weakened …
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… Preventing Mastitis On this page: Overview Related … By: HealthLink BC Adaptation Reviewed By: HealthLink BC … Preventing Mastitis …
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… Ear Infections On this page: Health Tools Cause … when germs from the nose and throat are trapped there. Ear infections happen mostly to young children. They're the most … of ear infection in children. What causes them? Middle ear infections are caused by bacteria and viruses. A small tube …
