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… easily when an infected person coughs, sneezes or has close contact with others. Sharing food, drinks or cigarettes, or … People at high risk of serious illness who are in close contact with someone with pertussis can be given an … of pregnancy, as well as all of their household and daycare contacts. People who have or may have pertussis should not …
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… to specific at-risk groups, such as sexual and household contacts of someone living with HBV and health care … could have your blood on them. Visit HealthLinkBC File #97 Contact with blood or body fluids: Protecting against … is susceptible. If the exposure involves unprotected sexual contact or contact with a person’s broken skin or mucous …
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… syringes or other equipment used for injecting drugs Sexual contact. Evidence shows that the virus is spread more easily … sex HTLV-1 is not spread by ordinary, everyday household contact such as kissing, using the toilet or preparing food. … for the disease to spread, there has to be blood-to-blood contact or unprotected sexual intercourse. Is there any …
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… appear anywhere on the body from 2 weeks to 6 months after contact with the virus. The bumps grow over several weeks to … or rubbing infected skin, including through sexual contact. If the virus is transmitted during sex, the bumps … can get molluscum contagiosum? Anyone who has skin-to-skin contact with an infected person is at risk of getting …
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… lice are most often spread through close person-to-person contact, sexual contact, and may also spread by sharing clothing, bedding or … the spread of pubic lice. Avoid close person-to-person contact with someone who has pubic lice as well as avoid …
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… be spread when touching an infected pet, or by coming into contact with their feces, urine, saliva or food. While … Roundworms Tapeworms Hookworms You may also come into contact with other animals that are not normally kept as … mouths before washing their hands Avoid any direct skin contact with animal feces, vomit, urine or saliva Do not …
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… HCV on to others? HCV is spread through blood-to-blood contact. While there is a very low risk of spreading the … or tissue transplants Tell anyone whose blood has direct contact with your blood to visit a local public health unit … care provider, dentist and anyone else who might come in contact with your blood, (for example, when getting tattoos, …
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… from areas with high rates of hepatitis B. Household contacts of internationally adopted children. Household and sexual contacts of someone with hepatitis B. Males who have sexual contact with other males. Those with many sexual partners or …
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… How can I get syphilis? You can get syphilis from close contact or sexual contact with another person who is infected. Syphilis is spread through: Skin-to-skin contact with a syphilis sore (lesion) or rash, from external …
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… How is hepatitis B virus spread? HBV is spread through contact with the blood and other body fluids of someone with … on them such as a toothbrush, dental floss or razor Sexual contact with someone who is living with HBV Sharing … you have HBV infection, including household members, sexual contacts or anyone you may have shared drug use equipment …
