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Healthy Eating and Healthy Aging for Adults

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Travelling with children

… medications available for children are limited. Breastfed babies whose mothers are taking medication to prevent …
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Facts about chickenpox

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The benefits of immunizing your child

… help protect: Your family, friends and neighbours Young babies Seniors People with diseases such as cancer or other …
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Hand foot and mouth disease

… they give birth may pass the virus to their baby. Newborn babies infected with the virus usually have a mild illness, …
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Chlamydia

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Measles mumps rubella and varicella MMRV vaccine

… Congenital Rubella Syndrome. It occurs in about 9 out of 10 babies born to women who become infected with the virus in … This is known as congenital varicella syndrome (CVS). Babies may have a low birth weight, scars and problems with …
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Hepatitis B Vaccine

… the vaccine? The hepatitis B vaccine is provided free to babies as part of their routine immunizations. It is usually … influenzae type b (DTaP-HB-IPV-Hib) Vaccine . Some babies may receive the hepatitis B vaccine separately, for … with hepatitis B virus can pass the virus to their newborn babies during delivery. After the virus enters your body, it …
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Listeriosis

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Immunization for health care workers in BC

… cause severe harm to a developing baby; about 9 out of 10 babies will have a birth defect. Babies may be born with damage to their sight, hearing, …