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Home canning - How to avoid botulism

… directions carefully for recommended testing and frequency procedures, to make sure your canner is being operated …
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Urethritis

… Sometimes infections of the bladder or prostate, or recent procedures that may involve the urethra can cause …
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Pelvic inflammatory disease PID

… gonorrhea A previous PID infection Sexual contact Medical procedures that open your cervix such as abortion, dilation …
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Allergy safe adult care facilities

… an allergy safe facility involves: Following policies and procedures that reduce the risk of accidental exposures to …
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Allergy safe child care facilities

… safe child care facility includes: Following policies and procedures to reduce the risk of accidental exposure to …
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Necrotizing Fasciitis Flesh-Eating Disease

… must be carried by blood to the infected site to work. Surgery, combined with antibiotics, is the usual treatment. … Other risk factors include: Skin wounds (burn, trauma, surgery) A weakened immune system due to disease or medical …
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Burns and scalds in young children

… for painful burn treatment, which can require surgery Pressure garments and splints that have to be worn … scarred skin as the child grows, restricting movement. Surgery is usually required to restore normal function …
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Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease CJD

… or transplanted tissue used in eye, brain or spine surgery. CJD is not contagious. How is CJD diagnosed? A …
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Community evacuation information for seniors

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Group A streptococcal infections

… cases, death can occur within 18 hours. In other cases, surgery is required to remove the affected body tissue or …