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… Vietnamese What is measles? Measles is a serious illness caused by the measles virus. It can cause encephalitis, an … free as part of routine childhood immunizations and to others that need protection against measles. For more … ahead so that you can be seen quickly and without infecting other people. Measles can spread easily in places like …
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… Document Vietnamese Eating food contaminated with germs causes foodborne illness, also known as food poisoning. Common … if yours does. Separate Germs from raw foods can spread to other foods when not handled properly. This is called cross … the risk: Separate raw meat, poultry and seafood from other foods in the grocery cart, shopping bags and fridge …
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… breastmilk, plain whole cow’s milk and water. After age 2, other options include skim, 1% and 2% milk and plain fortified soy beverage. Other fortified plant-based beverages such as almond and oat … to offer new foods and include foods your child has refused in the past. Offer the same food in different ways For …
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… influenza vaccine is safe. It contains killed influenza viruses or parts of the viruses that cannot cause influenza. … within 8 weeks of getting an influenza vaccine without another cause being identified GBS is a rare condition that … you are first exposed to the influenza virus. Fever and other symptoms usually last 7 to 10 days, but the cough and …
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… Campylobacter , E. coli O157:H7, Salmonella , Listeria and other bacteria. Raw milk includes milk from cows, goats, buffalo, sheep and other dairy animals. By law in Canada, all milk sold to the … Control and Prevention study, the rate of outbreaks caused by raw milk and products made from it was 150 times …
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… What is shigellosis? Shigellosis is an infection caused by Shigella bacteria. These bacteria live in the … to person when tiny bits of infected stool get into another person’s mouth, food or water. Exposure to infected … a diaper, and then preparing food and drinks or caring for other children. Family members and playmates of infected …
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… oils found naturally in animal and plant foods, and those used in cooking, at the table, and added to processed foods. … they contain. For example, butter is a saturated fat because it has mainly saturated fatty acids. Olive oil is an … milk and meat products. Industry-made trans fat is formed during the processing of vegetable oils. In the past, the …
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… saved more lives in Canada in the last 50 years than any other health measure. What is the rotavirus vaccine? The … helps protect babies against diarrhea and vomiting caused by rotavirus. It does not protect against diarrhea and vomiting caused by other viruses. The vaccine contains a weakened form of …
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… saved more lives in Canada in the last 50 years than any other health measure. What is the Men-B vaccine? The Men-B … under 2 years of age if the Men-B vaccine is given with other routine childhood vaccines. Acetaminophen (e.g. … in the clinic for 15 minutes after getting any vaccine because there is an extremely rare possibility, less than 1 in a …
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… Vietnamese What is roseola? Roseola is a common illness caused by a virus. It mainly affects children between 6 months … is that the rash appears after the fever has ended. In most other childhood illnesses, the fever and the rash happen at … they usually eat and drink normally. Your child may have other symptoms such as a runny nose, diarrhea, vomiting, and …