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… Role of Pets in Human Disease Last updated September 1, 2018 HealthLink BC File … can become infected with bacteria, parasites, fungi and viruses from spoiled food, other infected animals, the environment or infected humans. Some of these diseases can be passed from your pet to you. What diseases …
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… Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) Last updated September 1, 2019 HealthLink BC … transmitted by skin-to-skin contact, such as herpes simplex virus, genital warts (human papillomavirus (HPV)) and syphilis (when sores are present). …
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… Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) Last updated October 29, 2024 HealthLink BC … 55a Download PDF Document English What is Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD)? Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) is a rare, degenerative, fatal disease of the …
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… Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD) Last updated October 29, 2024 HealthLink BC … PDF Document English What is variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (vCJD)? Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (vCJD) is also called human mad cow disease or human …
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… Necrotizing Fasciitis (Flesh-Eating Disease) Last updated February 1, 2019 HealthLink BC File … fa-shee-eye-tis) is more commonly known as “flesh-eating disease”. It is a very severe bacterial infection that … obvious skin wound or injury. What are the symptoms of the disease? Most often there is sudden onset of pain and …
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… and can also cause serious illnesses, such as West Nile virus. What is West Nile virus? West Nile virus, also known as WNV, is a disease usually spread by mosquitoes. Mosquitoes can become …
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… contacts may want to postpone travelling to areas where diseases or viruses such as Malaria or the Zika virus are common. The safest time to travel is during 18 to …
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… Norovirus Last updated May 1, 2022 HealthLink BC File number 87 … Punjabi Document Spanish Document Vietnamese What is norovirus? Norovirus is a virus that causes acute gastroenteritis, an …
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… are made from weakened or dead germs such as bacteria or viruses, and some are made from proteins and/or … to build protection from harmful germs without getting the disease. Like healthy food and clean water, vaccines help … Experience for Your Child Child Immunization Series Rotavirus vaccine (Rotarix®) (#104a) Diphtheria, tetanus, …
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… provides immediate, short-term protection against the virus that causes rabies. RabIg contains large amounts of … immune system makes to fight germs, such as bacteria and viruses. Rabies vaccine provides long lasting protection … and removing viruses and bacteria that can cause disease. The final preparation of RabIg undergoes more …
