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… eat and drink, how often you eat and drink, how long the food stays on your teeth and how long plaque builds up on … sipping on sweet liquids and/or acidic drinks Eat healthy foods and limit foods that are sweet or stick to your teeth. If you eat …
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… on our hands from touching people or things around us. Raw foods, pets and many other objects in our daily lives carry … spreading germs. Wash your hands before you: Prepare or eat food Feed a baby or child, including breastfeeding Give a … a child use the toilet Use the toilet yourself Handle raw food such as meats or poultry Touch pets or animals Clean …
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… movements usually from eating or drinking contaminated foods or fluids. Symptoms may also include stomach cramps, … to 5 days. The most common cause of traveller’s diarrhea is food or water contaminated with bacteria called … hand washing can pass the bacteria on to others through food preparation or hand-to-mouth contact. Food can also be …
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… Cryptosporidium ? Cryptosporidium can be spread by water, food, or fecal-oral transmission from an infected person or … You can also become infected by eating raw or undercooked food contaminated with Cryptosporidium . Cryptosporidium can … that other swimmers do not become infected. If you are a food handler or health care worker it is possible for you to …
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… also caring for yourself and your family Can you prepare food that meets their dietary needs? For example, … modifications, like thickened fluids and minced or pureed food Can you maintain a safe home temperature? This is … a household emergency plan Preparing an emergency kit with food, water and some basic supplies For more information …
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… caused by infection with a virus. People get it by eating food or drinking water contaminated with feces. You may … the hepatitis A virus. People get it by eating contaminated food or drinking water. One dose of hepatitis A vaccine can … caused by typhoid bacteria. People get it by eating food or drinking water contaminated with feces. There are 2 …
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… cleaning your hands. VRE can also be spread if you eat food that is contaminated with VRE. Food can be contaminated if the person preparing the food does not wash their hands before making and serving the …
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… BSE in cows. No part of these cattle has entered the human food supply. None of the reported cases of vCJD resulted … cows. For more information on BSE, visit the Canadian Food Inspection Agency at … the spread of BSE are not allowed to enter animal and human food chains. For more information, visit Overview of …
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… Are in close contact with infected persons Have eaten food prepared by a food handler with hepatitis A infection Individuals with HIV … contacts of adopted children from areas where it is common Food handlers Those with multiple sex partners Residents and …
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… objects and surfaces contaminated with the virus. Sharing food, drinks or cigarettes, or kissing someone who has the … into a tissue or sleeve rather than your hands Not sharing food, drinks or cigarettes, or kissing others What is the … a light towel on the jaw to protect the skin Avoid sour foods and liquids because the inflamed salivary glands are …
