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… papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines Last updated January 15, 2024 HealthLink BC File number 101b Sexually Transmitted … of either 2 or 3 doses over a 6 month period. Children who start a series when they are 9 to 14 years of age need 2 doses given at least 6 months apart. People who start a series when they are 15 years of age and older and …
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… Campylobacter infection Last updated August 1, 2020 HealthLink BC File number 58 Download PDF Document English … Bloody diarrhea Nausea Stomach pain Fever Vomiting Symptoms start an average of 2 to 5 days (range 1 to 10 days) after … 10 days. Occasionally symptoms can return after you have started to get better. Rarely, arthritis and Guillain-Barré …
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… and diphtheria (Td) vaccine Last updated February 15, 2023 HealthLink BC File number 18a Download PDF Document English … more lives in Canada in the last 50 years than any other health measure. What is the Td vaccine? The Td vaccine … infants and toddlers. They get a booster dose before they start kindergarten and again in grade 9. For more …
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… Mumps Last updated August 30, 2022 HealthLink BC File number 14c Download PDF Document English … need protection against mumps. For more information, see HealthLinkBC File #14a Measles, Mumps, Rubella (MMR) Vaccine … for at least 5 days after your salivary gland swelling started Washing your hands regularly Coughing or sneezing …
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… Rotavirus vaccine (Rotarix®) Last updated May 1, 2021 HealthLink BC File number 104a Child Immunization Series … more lives in Canada in the last 50 years than any other health measure. What is the rotavirus vaccine? The rotavirus … rotavirus vaccine? The rotavirus vaccine is given to babies starting at 2 months of age. It is given as a series of 2 …
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… type b (DTaP-IPV-Hib) vaccine Last updated March 1, 2018 HealthLink BC File number 15b Download PDF Document English … more lives in Canada in the last 50 years than any other health measure. What is the DTaP-IPV-Hib vaccine? The … Type b (DTaP-HB-IPV-Hib) Vaccine . If your baby has been started on a primary series of DTaP-IPV-Hib, which does not …
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… Syphilis Last updated February 15, 2023 HealthLink BC File number 08e Sexually Transmitted … will progress. Secondary stage The secondary stage usually starts about 14 to 90 days after getting infected. In this … more than 1 year How to get tested for syphilis Visit your health care provider to get any syphilis symptoms, like …
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… and varicella (MMRV) vaccine Last updated June 1, 2022 HealthLink BC File number 14e Download PDF Document English … more lives in Canada in the last 50 years than any other health measure. What is the MMRV vaccine? The MMRV vaccine … vaccine is given as 1 dose to kindergarten age children starting at age 4. Most of these children would have …
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… Toxic shock syndrome Last updated August 31, 2022 HealthLink BC File number 04 Download PDF Document English … (GAS) For more information on group A Streptococcus, see HealthLinkBC File #106 Group A Streptococcal Infections . … you were using a tampon or menstrual cup when the symptoms started. What is the treatment for TSS? TSS cannot be …
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… to food: Children and teens Last updated March 1, 2019 HealthLink BC File number 100a Download PDF Document English … is at risk of a severe allergic reaction, ask your child’s health care provider. Children and teens at risk of a severe … reaction? Symptoms of a severe allergic reaction can start within minutes of eating the food that triggers …
