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… symptoms include difficulty breathing or a drop in blood pressure. Symptoms of anaphylaxis can include any of … sneezing), trouble swallowing Heart : signs of a drop in blood pressure like weak pulse, feeling faint, dizzy or …
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… harms related to substance use and drug policy, including blood borne infections, drug poisoning (overdose), …
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… in immunization or at risk for certain vaccine-preventable diseases). Most of the time, the vaccines are given by …
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… infected. They include abdominal pain, fever and diarrhea. Bloody diarrhea can occur in children. In some cases … food safer HealthLinkBC File #61a Role of pets in human disease HealthLinkBC File #61b Petting zoo and open farm …
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… BC Centre for Disease Control: Cleaning and Disinfecting …
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… drinking water has greatly reduced the risk of waterborne diseases. Although other disinfectants are available, …
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… with pertussis can be given an antibiotic to prevent the disease. This includes infants less than 1 year of age and …
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… and last 4 to 7 days. How is salmonellosis spread? The disease is spread through the “fecal-oral” route. Bacteria …
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… and alcohol use HealthLinkBC File #97 Contact with blood or body fluids: Protecting against infection …
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… develops suddenly after certain types of bacteria enter the bloodstream and produce toxins (poisons). It can quickly … TSS. SA makes several toxins and when the toxins enter your bloodstream you can have a severe reaction causing TSS. The toxins may enter your bloodstream through a wound to the skin, including a …