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… the genital area and may cause serious burning. Is there a vaccine for HPV? There are 2 HPV vaccines available in Canada: Cervarix® and Gardasil®9. Both vaccines protect against infection by HPV types that cause …
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… What routine immunizations are recommended in B.C.? The vaccines recommended for health care workers are diphtheria … B, measles, mumps and rubella (MMR), varicella and influenza. All are provided free to health care workers in … for health care workers who may be exposed to blood or body fluids. Individuals are considered to be immune if they have …
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… B Virus (HBV) is spread by exposure to blood or body fluids from a person living with hepatitis B. There are vaccines available to prevent HBV infection. The hepatitis B … tetanus, pertussis, hepatitis b, polio and haemophilus influenzae type b (DTaP-HB-IPV-Hib) vaccine . The vaccine is …
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… weeks before travel. The travel clinic may recommend travel vaccines depending on where you are going, what you plan to … cholera Typhoid Yellow fever Japanese encephalitis Rabies Influenza (flu) When travelling to an area with measles, infants can …
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… of menstrual blood, open sores, cuts or wounds, or bodily fluid containing blood Other less common ways HCV is spread … How can I prevent getting or passing HCV? There is no vaccine available for HCV. To prevent hepatitis C … hepatitis A, hepatitis B, pneumococcal disease and influenza. If you have HCV, you receive these vaccines for …
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… effective. How can you prevent VRE infections? There is no vaccine to protect you from VRE. The most important thing …
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… Document Vietnamese Protect your children. Get all their vaccines on time. The vaccines are free. Call your local public health unit or … tetanus, pertussis, hepatitis B, polio and Haemophilus influenzae type b (DTaP-HB-IPV-Hib) vaccine (#105) Your baby's …
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… with your health care provider. You may need the tetanus vaccine. Rabies is a very serious disease carried by a small …
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… have added iron. Check the ingredient list and nutrition facts table to see if iron has been added and how much. What … For foods that have a label, check the nutrition facts table. The percent daily value (%DV) on the nutrition facts table tells you if a food has “a little” or “a lot” of …
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… HBV is spread through contact with the blood and other body fluids of someone with HBV infection. Blood, semen and vaginal fluid contain the highest amounts of virus. Transmission can … soon as possible. If you have not completed a hepatitis B vaccine series or have not had HBV infection before, …
