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Residential hot tubs and pools Safe water quality

… and can include: Legionella which can cause Legionnaires’ disease (can be fatal) Pseudomonas which can cause a number … and properly disinfected to prevent the spread of germs and disease. To make sure the water is clean and safe, maintain …
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Genital herpes

… on how to talk to your partner(s), visit the BC Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC) Smart Sex Resource  … Gonorrhea (#08a) Urethritis (#08b) Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) (#08c) Genital herpes (#08d) Syphilis (#08e) …
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HIV testing in pregnancy

… early treatment, care and information to manage their disease. This includes information about how to prevent …
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Listeriosis

… about food safety during pregnancy, visit BC Centre for Disease Control Pregnancy and Food Safety: …
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The Infants Act mature minor consent and immunization

… in immunization or at risk for certain vaccine-preventable diseases). Most of the time, the vaccines are given by …
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Yersiniosis

… food safer HealthLinkBC File #61a Role of pets in human disease HealthLinkBC File #61b Petting zoo and open farm …
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Hepatitis B infant vaccine

… the vaccines on time, your child can be protected from many diseases over a lifetime. Immunization has saved more lives …
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Food safety Easy ways to make food safer

… BC Centre for Disease Control: Cleaning and Disinfecting …
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Drinking water chlorination facts

… drinking water has greatly reduced the risk of waterborne diseases. Although other disinfectants are available, …
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Pertussis whooping cough

… with pertussis can be given an antibiotic to prevent the disease. This includes infants less than 1 year of age and …