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… food safer HealthLinkBC File #61a Role of pets in human disease HealthLinkBC File #61b Petting zoo and open farm …
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… all vaccines on time, your child can be protected from many diseases over a lifetime. Immunization has saved more lives … get chickenpox again. People who had chickenpox or shingles disease at 1 year of age or older do not need to get the vaccine if: They had the disease before 2004 or The disease was confirmed by a lab …
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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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… you against COVID-19 which is a serious and sometimes fatal disease. The vaccine provides strong protection against … certain chronic health conditions such as diabetes, heart disease or lung disease. For some people, symptoms of COVID-19 can last for …
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… inactivate and remove viruses and bacteria that can cause disease. The final preparation of HBIg undergoes more … B is a virus that infects the liver. It can cause serious disease including permanent liver damage (cirrhosis). … hepatitis B have no symptoms and may not know they have the disease. You can spread the hepatitis B virus to others even …
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… are the best way to protect your child against many diseases and their complications. When you get your child … people will get cervical cancer and 55 will die from the disease 6,000 people will develop high risk changes to the … 135 people will get anal cancer and 20 will die from the disease 5,500 people will develop genital warts People are …
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… for those at increased risk of infection or severe disease, including: People 65 years of age and older … against COVID-19, which is a serious and sometimes fatal disease. The vaccines provide strong protection against … certain chronic health conditions such as diabetes, heart disease or lung disease. For some people, symptoms of …
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… and have no symptoms. How is cyclosporiasis spread? The disease is spread through the "fecal-oral" route. Parasite …
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… recommended for adult travellers. Polio vaccine Polio is a disease caused by infection with a virus. People get it by … Polio vaccine (IPV) . Hepatitis A vaccine Hepatitis A is a disease caused by infection of the liver with the hepatitis … with children (#41d) Traveller's diarrhea (#41e) Malaria prevention (#41f) The pregnant traveller (#41g) Japanese …
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… HIV, hepatitis B or hepatitis C infection, or chronic liver disease Had a stem cell transplant Will have or had a liver … of the vaccine within 14 days of the exposure to prevent disease. This is provided for free. The vaccine is …
