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… is yellow fever vaccine? Yellow fever vaccine helps protect against the yellow fever virus. Yellow fever is a viral … yellow fever vaccine is enough to build life-long immunity against yellow fever. A booster dose of the vaccine is not … the yellow fever virus, a serious and sometimes fatal infection. What are the possible reactions after the …
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… use HealthLinkBC File #97 Contact with blood or body fluids: Protecting against infection HealthLinkBC File #102a Understanding harm …
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… a long period of time and needs to breathe in TB germs for infection to occur. Not everyone with TB infection will become sick with the disease. What is the difference between TB infection and TB disease? Infection occurs when you breathe …
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… globulin (Ig) provides immediate, short-term protection against hepatitis A and measles infections. Ig contains antibodies taken from human blood. … globulin? Ig provides immediate, short-term protection against hepatitis A and measles. It can prevent these …
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… and their unborn children How can I protect my health against particle pollution? Reduce exposure during pollution …
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… 1, 2017 HealthLink BC File number 08m Sexually Transmitted Infections Series Download PDF Document English Document … that you have AIDS. How can I get HIV? HIV is found in body fluids, such as blood, semen, breast milk, and fluids from the vagina and anus. HIV can be passed on by: …
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… care settings where patients are vulnerable to developing infections. CPO are usually a low risk and rarely cause an infection in healthy people. If they spread from the gut to … blood, lungs, or bladder, the person becomes infected. CPO infections are difficult to treat because of resistance to …
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… Listeriosis is a rare but potentially serious foodborne infection. It is caused by the bacteria Listeria … or to a newborn baby during delivery. Who is at risk of infection? Most people exposed to Listeria do not experience … can cause serious illness such as meningitis, blood infection and even death. Symptoms of meningitis include …
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… backs. Healthy babies will naturally swallow or cough up fluids on their own. Avoid using items that prop the baby in … room with your baby Sharing a room helps protect your baby against sleep-related infant death, and it is a safer … Breastfeed your baby Breastfeeding helps protect your baby against SIDS. Breastfeeding also helps protect your baby …
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… influenza. Symptoms that may appear in 2 to 3 weeks after infection include: Rapid onset of fever Chills and sweating … can carry the Q fever bacteria in their flesh and body fluids. The highest numbers of these bacteria are found in … involved in birth including the uterus, placenta and birth fluids. Q fever is very infectious and even a small number …
