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… immune system and vaccines Last updated January 1, 2016 HealthLink BC File number 50a Child Immunization Series … on time. The vaccines are free. Call your local public health unit or health care provider to make an appointment. Check what you …
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… Tick bites and disease Last updated June 1, 2024 HealthLink BC File number 01 Download PDF Document English … get someone else to remove the tick for you or see a health care provider to remove it. Be sure to check for … you. General symptoms of fever, headache, muscle and joint pains, fatigue, or weakness of the muscles of the face Skin …
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… Pubic lice Last updated February 1, 2018 HealthLink BC File number 08h Sexually Transmitted … The bites may also become infected, causing irritation and painful swelling. Bites from the lice can cause a rash or … eyes. For more information about treatment, speak with your health care provider. Your sexual partner will need to be …
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… Scabies Last updated August 27, 2024 HealthLink BC File number 09 Download PDF Document English … itchiness and skin rashes have many causes, only your health care provider can confirm if you have scabies. What … Scabies will not go away without treatment. Speak with your health care provider before you begin treatment. Topical …
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… Campylobacter infection Last updated August 1, 2020 HealthLink BC File number 58 Download PDF Document English … Mild to severe diarrhea Bloody diarrhea Nausea Stomach pain Fever Vomiting Symptoms start an average of 2 to 5 days … started to get better. Rarely, arthritis and Guillain-Barré Syndrome (a neurological condition) can occur after …
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… Prenatal ultrasound Last updated August 1, 2021 HealthLink BC File number 116 Download PDF Document English … is a prenatal ultrasound? A prenatal ultrasound scan is a painless medical procedure ordered by your physician, … blood tests to determine your baby's chance of having Down syndrome (DS), Trisomy 18 or an open neural tube defect. …
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… of rodents (rats and mice) Last updated January 31, 2024 HealthLink BC File number 37 Download PDF Document English … by rodent urine or droppings. Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome (HPS) has been associated with the inhalation of … the more common indoor mice. For more information visit HealthLinkBC File #36 Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome .Ticks …
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… Quit or reduce vaping Last updated August 7, 2024 HealthLink BC File number 30d Download PDF Document English … What are the risks of vaping? Vaping can impact your health in several ways: Exposure to toxic and cancer-causing … when users don’t have access to nicotine Cardiovascular health: vaping can impact arteries and blood vessels, which …
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… Bacterial vaginosis (BV) Last updated February 1, 2014 HealthLink BC File number 08g Sexually Transmitted … BV? To find out if you have BV, you must be examined by a health care provider. Lab tests of your vaginal fluid may be done. Your health care provider may screen you for BV if you are …
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… Molluscum contagiosum Last updated June 1, 2017 HealthLink BC File number 08i Sexually Transmitted … What are the symptoms? A molluscum infection begins as tiny painless bumps that can appear anywhere on the body from 2 … it can be found throughout the world. How is it treated? In healthy people, the bumps will usually go away on their own …
