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… discolouration but has no taste. It can also stain laundry. What are the health concerns from drinking water with … is the case. To test your drinking water for manganese, contact your local health authority or a laboratory … /water/water-quality/drinking-water-quality/health-authority-contacts . For more information about private well water …
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… areas and can affect anyone who works outdoors and is in contact with contaminated soil or dust. Airborne bacteria … include: Farmers, ranchers and farm workers who are in contact with goats, sheep and cattle, especially during the … and zoo attendants Certain health care workers who have contact with infected tissue or bodily fluids How can Q …
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… to person through coughing, sneezing, or face-to-face contact. The vaccine is recommended if you plan to travel … recommended if you expect to have sexual relations or blood contact with local residents.You will receive this vaccine … to another by coughing, sneezing or close face-to-face contact. It can also be spread through saliva or spit when …
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… feed or touch any wild animals. Take special care to avoid contact with any animal that appears to be sick or dead. … bats in B.C. Do not touch live or dead bats. If you come in contact with a bat, wash any wounds thoroughly with soap and … pressure for at least 15 minutes. Report direct physical contact with a bat to your health care provider or local …
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… by people sneezing or coughing or by direct skin-to-skin contact. The disease can result in very severe breathing … easily spread by coughing, sneezing or close face-to-face contact. Pertussis can cause severe coughing that often ends … infected with the polio virus. Polio can be spread by contact with the bowel movements (stool) of an infected …
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… an emergency. Give them keys to your home and add their contact information to a shared emergency plan. Tell your … Cash in small bills A copy of your emergency plan A contact list with important names and numbers of family …
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… waiting for one Had a stem cell transplant Been in close contact with a person with meningococcal A, Y or W disease, … disease For information on high risk travel areas contact a travel clinic. The vaccine is usually given as 1 … to person by coughing, sneezing, or close face-to-face contact. It can also be spread through saliva. This can …
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… to those 2 months of age and older who have been in close contact with a case of meningococcal B disease. The vaccine … disease is high For information on high risk travel areas, contact a travel clinic. If you want to be protected against … to person by coughing, sneezing, or close faceto- face contact. It can also be spread through saliva. Babies and …
