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… The bacteria can cause serious and life-threatening infections of the lining that covers the brain (meningitis), …
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… age and adults. Complications of measles can include: Ear infections Diarrhea Pneumonia Encephalitis (1 in every 1,000 … of being exposed to measles can protect against measles infections or make the illness less severe. For more …
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… viruses and parasites (pathogens) that cause water-borne infections. Some water-borne infections can cause severe illness and even death. Water … protect public health. For more information on water-borne infections, see HealthLinkBC File #49a Water-borne …
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… caused by infection with the polio virus. While most polio infections show no symptoms, others can result in paralysis …
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… is an extremely small risk of passing some blood-borne infections through the use of RabIg. Since blood screening … testing began, there have been no reports of blood-borne infections such as HIV, hepatitis B or hepatitis C in people …
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… spend their life cycle as parasites in the bodies of water snails and in the blood stream of aquatic mammals, ducks or … cycle, schistosome larvae (called cercariae) leave their snail host and swim near the surface of the water, looking … to 5 days and symptoms can last as long as 2 weeks. Repeat infections are usually worse. People become more sensitive …
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… eyes that can be sensitive to light. It can lead to infections of the ear or lungs (pneumonia). More serious …
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… against traveller’s diarrhea and cholera, which are infections caused by 2 types of bacteria. The vaccine is …
