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… in later life can affect a person's health, happiness and safety. Older adults can experience different kinds of harm …
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… wash their hands or if someone with this illness handles food, water or ice. Some foods can be contaminated with the virus at their source. … anada.ca/en/health-canada/services/meat-poultry-fish-seafood-safety/shellfish-food-safety.html How can I reduce the risk …
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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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… in later life can affect a person’s health, happiness, safety and financial security. Older adults can experience …
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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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… 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 … Agency of Canada: https://travel.gc.ca/travelling/health-safety/vaccines . Travel Series Health advice for travellers …
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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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… is prepared from donated human blood that is tested for safety. All blood donors are screened for exposure to …
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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 …