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Quitting smoking

… to quit smoking. For many people, these include: Improve your health and lower your risk of smoking-caused illness, … to quit. The health benefits of quitting smoking start the first day you quit, with increased oxygen in the blood and lower blood pressure. Within one year of quitting, your risk of having a smoking-related …

Norovirus

… Norovirus outbreaks occur in B.C. communities every year. Outbreaks occur year round but are more common in the … winter months. Outbreaks of illness are common in nursing homes, daycare centres, schools, children’s camps and on … can become ill when you touch these surfaces and then place your hands or fingers in your mouth. The virus can also …

Health advice for travellers

… Spanish Document Vietnamese Before you travel When planning your trip, think of ways to stay healthy while travelling. … immunizations you need Buy medical insurance Make or buy a first aid kit for common health concerns. Include pain and … Contact your local health authority when you return home to complete rabies treatment For more information on …

Pasteurized and raw milk

… light, and helps you to tell colours apart. Vitamin D helps your body absorb calcium and reduces the risk of … or developing immune systems. What can you do to protect yourself and your family? Purchase milk products from your … reduce the risk from disease by following 5 easy steps for home pasteurization: Clean and sanitize milk bottles: Clean …

How to take a temperature Children and adults

… the energy emitted by humans. NCITs offer a way to take your temperature without touching, unlike traditional … tip with petroleum jelly (such as Vaseline) Place your baby on their back with their knees bent Gently insert the … a health care provider when they have a fever. During the first 3 months of life, babies are not always able to fight …

Human papillomavirus HPV infection and genital warts

… Most people who have an HPV infection clear it within 2 years. When it does not clear, cells infected with a … Oil-based lubricants, such as petroleum jelly, lotion or baby oil, can weaken and destroy latex Water or oil-based … as hepatitis A, B and human papillomavirus (HPV). Talk to your health care provider about how to get these …

Contact with blood or body fluids Protecting against infection

… always treat them as potentially infectious. If you prick yourself with a used needle, hold the affected limb down low … and soap. If you are splashed with blood or body fluids and your skin has an open wound, healing sore, or scratch, wash … and always use absorbent material, such as paper towels, first. Then clean the area of the spill more thoroughly with …

Head lice

… scalp that may look like dandruff. These nits hatch into baby lice (nymphs) in 9 to 10 days. Nymphs become adult lice … to share hats, combs, hair accessories or hairbrushes. If your child has long hair, tie it up or put it in a braid. … not go away without treatment. Children should not be sent home or kept home from school or daycare because of head …

Nitrate in well water

… and odorless, you cannot tell if you have nitrate in your well water unless you test for it. Nitrate is more … this condition occurs in infants it is also known as “blue baby syndrome”. Babies under 6 months are particularly at … or infant formula mixed with well water, unless it has first been tested safe for nitrate levels. If possible, …

Rabies

… Infected animals usually die within 10 days from when they first appear sick. Bats infected with rabies may also act … the chance of any type of infection Seek medical care from your health care provider or local public health unit right … have not had physical contact with a bat and it is in your home or other enclosed space where people or pets also go, …