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Safe sleeping for babies

… Planning where your baby can sleep safely is important. Creating a safe sleeping environment for your baby will reduce … Babies should always be placed on their backs to sleep. Healthy babies and newborns do not choke or have any … home, if smoking occurred during the pregnancy or if the adults in the bed are less alert due to the effects of …

Yersiniosis

… and animals may carry the bacteria and still look and feel healthy. Lakes and streams can also be contaminated by these bacteria. You can get yersiniosis by eating food or drinking water contaminated with Yersinia …

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus MRSA

… in the nose or on the skin of approximately 3 out of 10 healthy people. Most people do not know that they are … prevent the spread of MRSA. Should I get tested for MRSA? Healthy people do not need to be tested for MRSA as the risk … most important thing you can do is wash your hands before eating, drinking, smoking, applying personal care products, …

Travellers diarrhea and cholera vaccine

… these areas. How is the vaccine given? Traveller’s diarrhea Adults and children 2 years of age and older are given 2 … is frequent, loose, or watery bowel movements usually from eating or drinking contaminated foods or fluids. Symptoms … of certain coastal areas, and the disease can be spread by eating raw or undercooked seafood and shellfish. What other …

Pregnancy and folic acid folate Preventing neural tube defects

… Why is folate important for my health? Folate helps make healthy new cells. If you do not get enough folate, you … or barbiturates) Can I get enough folate from food? Eating foods with natural folate and foods fortified with … Public Health Agency of Canada: Your Guide to a Healthy Pregnancy …

Food safety Easy ways to make food safer

… Document Punjabi Document Spanish Document Vietnamese Eating food contaminated with germs causes foodborne … wash fruits and vegetables under cool, running water before eating or cutting them, even if you plan to peel them. Use a … illness? Children under 5 years People who are pregnant Adults 60 years and over People with a compromised immune …

Spongy moth spraying

… spongy moth a concern? Spongy moth larvae damage plants by eating the leaves of trees and shrubs. This can lead to …

Fifth disease parvovirus infection

… the rash may not appear at all, or it may look different in adults Some people may only have pain in their joints, … feet or knees and no other symptoms. This is more common in adults, especially women. The joint pain usually lasts one … who has fifth disease. What is the treatment? For generally healthy people, home treatment is usually the only care …

Pertussis whooping cough

… have not been immunized get sicker than older children and adults. Pertussis can cause complications such as pneumonia, … pertussis vaccine is also available for older children and adults. A booster dose of pertussis vaccine is provided free to grade 9 students in B.C. Adults who were not immunized against pertussis as children …

Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease vCJD

… an abnormal prion attacks the brain, killing cells and creating gaps in tissue or sponge-like patches. The vCJD prion … supply. None of the reported cases of vCJD resulted from eating Canadian beef. How does a cow get BSE? The abnormal … The symptoms are similar, although CJD usually occurs in adults between the ages of 45 and 75. CJD is not connected …