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… and public health practitioners, visit the BC Centre for Disease Control Emerging Respiratory Virus Updates web page. Useful websites BC Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC) Provides provincial and national … health, preventing and controlling chronic and infectious diseases, and preparing for and responding to public health …
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… air pollutants. For more information, see BC Centre for Disease Control: Wildfire Smoke . On this page: Emergency … see: Government of British Columbia: Air BC Centre for Disease Control: Wildfire Smoke Government of British … (HealthLinkBC File #49f) Useful resources BC Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC) Information about wildfire smoke, …
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… can be started immediately. What do you mean by exposure? Blood and body fluids, such as saliva, semen and vaginal … person to other people. If you have contact with a person’s blood or body fluids and you are not using preventative … is treatment after an individual has been exposed to a disease. Prompt assessment is critical to ensure that, if …
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… is treatment after an individual has been exposed to a disease. There is no evidence to support post-exposure … antiviral therapy. For more information, read Contact with blood and body fluids: Protecting against infection ( … 30 days following the contact with the source individual’s blood or other bodily substance The Provincial Court will …
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… treat common sports and play-related injuries. Bruises and Blood Spots Under the Skin Elbow Injuries Finger, Hand and … Repellents and DEET (HealthLinkBC File #96) Tick Bites and Disease (HealthLinkBC File #01) Toxic Reaction to Insect or …
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… With slowed breathing, less oxygen gets into your blood. This can lead to brain damage, cardiac arrest and … available to individuals directly through the BC Centre for Disease Control. To learn more about naloxone, see … a harm reduction program that is part of the BC Centre for Disease Control. Visit their website to learn about …
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… to record your child’s immunizations. Chickenpox (Varicella) Vaccine (HealthLinkBC File #44b) Diphtheria, Tetanus, … (HealthLinkBC File #14a) Measles, Mumps, Rubella and Varicella (MMRV) Vaccine (HealthLinkBC File #14e) Meningococcal … vaccines on time, your child can be protected from many diseases over their lifetime in particular the following: …
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… K-12 Schools about preventing the spread of communicable diseases, including COVID-19, for students and parents, … vaccinations, help protect you from getting an infectious disease. When you get vaccinated, you help protect others as … It is much safer to get a vaccine than an infectious disease. For more information on immunizations, including …
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… risk for serious problems from certain vaccine-preventable diseases. It is recommended that people with asthma and … ones get vaccines to reduce the risk of these preventable diseases. For more information about vaccines see: … working to promote lung health and prevent and manage lung disease. … Understanding asthma …
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… full time. For more information, visit: BC Centre for Disease Control: Schools Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Government of British Columbia: Communicable Disease Prevention in K-12 Schools Featured topics Bullying …
