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… Minor animal bites from a pet can usually be treated at home. Clean any bite or scratch with warm water and soap … women can cause serious problems for the developing baby such as brain damage or death. People undergoing …
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… of a mother passing the infection on to her developing baby. Common ways for people to get toxoplasmosis include: … woman may prevent or lessen the disease in her developing baby. Treatment of an infected infant also helps reduce the … sick. The cat's feces contain the parasite for only 2 weeks after the cat is infected. However, the feces …
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… have a separate cutting board, cut all other ingredients first before cutting raw meats Wash and sanitize items that … ice cubes, washing uncooked fruits and vegetables, making baby formula, brushing teeth and washing dentures or contact …
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… tip with petroleum jelly (such as Vaseline) Place your baby on their back with their knees bent Gently insert the … a health care provider when they have a fever. During the first 3 months of life, babies are not always able to fight …
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… Examples are: Access to safer substance use supplies Take home naloxone Drug checking services Referrals to health and … reduce harm with people who use substances? Use person-first language (for example “person with substance use … equipment like needles and safe disposal, carry a take home naloxone kit, share and provide connections to …
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… amounts of blood on them From a pregnant person to their baby, during pregnancy or birth What are the symptoms? Most … Some people may have a brief illness with symptoms around 6 weeks after being infected with HCV. You can clear HCV and … to take than older medications (no injections). In 8 to 12 weeks, most patients are cured of HCV. If you have chronic …
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… complete antibiotic treatment. Gonorrhea can be passed to a baby's eyes during childbirth. This may lead to blindness if the baby is not treated. Gonorrhea treatment does not protect … breastfeeding, you should have a follow-up test 3 to 4 weeks after completing treatment. Will my birth control work …
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… vaccine is given to children as a series of 2 doses. The first dose is given at 12 months of age and the second dose … not be given to children under 6 months of age without first speaking to your health care provider. For more … cause serious complications and birth defects in an unborn baby including deafness, eye problems, heart defects, liver …
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… painless bumps that can appear anywhere on the body from 2 weeks to 6 months after contact with the virus. The bumps grow over several weeks to become small, firm, smooth, pinkish-white, raised … Oil-based lubricants, such as petroleum jelly, lotion, or baby oil can weaken and destroy latex. Water or oil-based …
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… not be given to children under 6 months of age without first speaking to your health care provider. For more …
