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Community evacuation information for seniors

… . Basic items for a 72-hour grab-and-go bag: Water Food (ready to eat) Small first aid kit Special items, such …
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Contact with blood or body fluids Protecting against infection

… and/or after the following activities: Before preparing food and after handling uncooked foods Before eating or smoking Before breastfeeding Before …
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Preventing abuse and neglect of older adults

… the caregiver might stop paying the bills, providing food, medication, or other help to the older adult. Or, they … fluids) or suffer from malnutrition (not getting enough food). Some signs of abuse, such as frequent falls or …
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HTLV-1 Virus

… contact such as kissing, using the toilet or preparing food. In order for the disease to spread, there has to be …
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Roseola

… the body, so make sure your child drinks lots of fluids. Food is less important. If your child is hungry, then eating …
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Pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine

… spread through saliva. For example, by kissing or sharing food, drinks, cigarettes, lipsticks, water bottles, sport …
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Your babys immune system and vaccines

… itself against thousands of germs. Germs are in the air, food, water, and on objects. Getting more than one vaccine …
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Childhood vaccines What is in the vaccines and why

… aluminum in the environment. Aluminum is found in the air, food and water. It is even in breast milk and infant …
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Polio vaccine IPV

… the stool of an infected person. This can happen by eating food or drinking water contaminated with stool. Due to …
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Pertussis whooping cough

… coughs, sneezes or has close contact with others. Sharing food, drinks or cigarettes, or kissing someone who has the …