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Cyclospora infection cyclosporiasis

… and have no symptoms. How is cyclosporiasis spread? The disease is spread through the "fecal-oral" route. Parasite …
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Residential hot tubs and pools Safe water quality

… and can include: Legionella which can cause Legionnaires’ disease (can be fatal) Pseudomonas which can cause a number … germs, which can spread through feces or vomit, such as rotavirus and norovirus These germs can be controlled by maintaining the …
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Listeriosis

… about food safety during pregnancy, visit BC Centre for Disease Control Pregnancy and Food Safety: …
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The Infants Act mature minor consent and immunization

… in immunization or at risk for certain vaccine-preventable diseases). Most of the time, the vaccines are given by …
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Yersiniosis

… food safer HealthLinkBC File #61a Role of pets in human disease HealthLinkBC File #61b Petting zoo and open farm …
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Food safety Easy ways to make food safer

… BC Centre for Disease Control: Cleaning and Disinfecting …
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Pertussis whooping cough

… 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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Salmonellosis

… and last 4 to 7 days. How is salmonellosis spread? The disease is spread through the “fecal-oral” route. Bacteria …
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Healthy eating guidelines for people taking warfarin anticoagulants Coumadin®

… we eat. Green leafy vegetables are rich in vitamin K. Some diseases and conditions can cause the blood to clot too …
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The harmful effects of second-hand tobacco smoke and vapour

… as increased coughing, wheezing, pneumonia and asthma Heart disease Stroke Nasal sinus cancer Lung cancer Emphysema …