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… Help stop the spread of germs Last updated June 1, 2017 HealthLink BC File number 85 Download PDF Document English … stop the spread of germs. Viruses can live on hard surfaces for up to 2 days and on hands for up to 5 minutes. When you wash your hands, you help …
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… in British Columbia Last updated November 14, 2022 HealthLink BC File number 49a Download PDF Document English … do get sick, how you feel depends on the type of infection. For many waterborne infections, you start feeling sick 2 to … about the quality of the drinking water in your community. For more information, see HealthLinkBC File #56 Preventing …
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… Hepatitis B infant vaccine Last updated September 1, 2017 HealthLink BC File number 25c Download PDF Document English … pertussis, polio, and Haemophilus influenzae type b. For more information, see HealthLinkBC File #105 Diphtheria, Tetanus, …
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… polysaccharide vaccine Last updated September 10, 2024 HealthLink BC File number 62b Download PDF Document English … part of the routine schedule of childhood immunizations. For information on the routine pneumococcal vaccine for children, …
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… difficile (C. difficile) Last updated June 1, 2018 HealthLink BC File number 114 Download PDF Document English … may lead to serious illness. Who is most at risk? For most healthy people, C. diff is not a health risk. Those … are found in feces. The spores can live outside your body for weeks or months. They may be found on items you touch …
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… Scabies Last updated August 27, 2024 HealthLink BC File number 09 Download PDF Document English … such as care homes. You can spread mites to other people before and after you develop symptoms and for as long as you remain untreated. Although less common, …
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… Malaria prevention Last updated December 28, 2022 HealthLink BC File number 41f Travel Series Download PDF … an area at risk of malaria, you need to protect yourself before you travel, while you are travelling and when you return home. Before travel At least 4 weeks before you travel, speak with …
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… Typhoid vaccine Last updated March 1, 2021 HealthLink BC File number 41j Travel Series Download PDF … Spanish Document Vietnamese Travel vaccines are recommended for people travelling to or working in some countries. It is … provider, or visit a travel clinic at least 6 to 8 weeks before you travel. Most travel vaccines are not covered by the …
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… Immune Globulin Last updated March 1, 2024 HealthLink BC File number 63 Download PDF Document English … tested to ensure its safety. All blood donors are screened for exposure to viruses such as HIV and hepatitis. Each blood donation is also tested for blood-borne viruses before being used to make Ig. …
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… Pinkeye (conjunctivitis) Last updated May 1, 2017 HealthLink BC File number 82 Download PDF Document English … or other physical or chemical irritants; however the information provided in this HealthLinkBC File is about … child has been prescribed antibiotics they should stay home for at least 24 hours after starting their treatment. It is …
