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Travellers diarrhea

… greasy food and dairy products. Medication A number of medications may be recommended for treatment of traveller's …
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Contact with blood or body fluids Protecting against infection

… health care provider may start you on a course of antiviral medications without waiting for test results. These medications should be started as soon as possible, and are … health care provider if you need to continue taking these medications for 1 full month. To help protect you from …
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Caring for seniors in long-term care in an emergency

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Emergency contraception EC

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Molluscum contagiosum

… centre of the lesion or bump. Medication – the use of oral medications and creams to treat molluscum is rare, and … be done in consultation with a health care provider. These medications can produce unwanted side-effects and are only …
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Genital herpes

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Febrile seizures fever seizures

… cannot usually be prevented. Fever can be reduced by medications such as acetaminophen and ibuprofen but this has …
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Pelvic inflammatory disease PID

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Heat-related illness

… weather Increased body mass Poor physical fitness Certain medications such as diuretics or water pills and certain psychiatric medications Use of alcohol or other substances Previous heat …
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Typhoid vaccine