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… your child’s body Vaccines help prevent diseases that can cause lifelong damage. For example, meningococcal disease can cause brain damage, kidney damage, deafness, and loss of limbs. About 1 in 10 people who get the disease will …
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… the body. In a penis, the urethra also carries semen. What causes urethritis? Urethritis is often caused by sexually transmitted infections (STIs) like … also experience: Abdominal pain Unwillingness to urinate Loss of bladder control It is also possible to have …
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… the blood’s ability to carry oxygen. Acute exposure may cause tiredness, headaches, nausea, flu-like symptoms, … vision and confusion If you have heart disease, it may cause chest pain High levels of carbon monoxide exposure can cause loss of consciousness and death. This gas is odourless, …
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… have a bowel movement but are not able to. Constipation can cause belly pain and bloating (gas) and make you feel … movements per week. Everyone has their own pattern. What causes constipation? Constipation can occur with: Overuse of … You have blood in your stool You have unexplained weight loss You have constipation that alternates with diarrhea …
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… may have a fever, or experience crankiness, drowsiness, loss of appetite, vomiting and diarrhea. These reactions are … in the clinic for 15 minutes after getting any vaccine because there is an extremely rare possibility, less than 1 in … 8 weeks of getting a tetanus vaccine, without another cause being identified, should not get the DTaP-IPV-Hib …
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… This vaccine does not contain the hepatitis B vaccine because children completed their hepatitis B vaccine series in … restlessness, vomiting, diarrhea, persistent crying or a loss of appetite. These reactions are mild and usually last … in the clinic for 15 minutes after getting any vaccine because there is an extremely rare possibility, less than 1 in …
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… Some people may have fever, headache, muscle or joint ache, loss of appetite, changes to sleep patterns, crankiness, … the vaccine. There is no need to delay getting immunized because of a cold or other mild illness. If you have concerns, … What is pneumococcal infection? Pneumococcal infection is caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae bacteria. The bacteria …
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… acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) that causes COVID-19. The vaccines cause your body to produce antibodies that will help protect … cough, shortness of breath, fever, chills, tiredness and loss of smell or taste. While some people with COVID-19 may …
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… HBIg to inactivate and remove viruses and bacteria that can cause disease. The final preparation of HBIg undergoes more … with household articles, such as a toothbrush, dental floss or a razor contaminated with blood from a person with … past 14 days There is no need to delay getting immunized because of a cold or other mild illness. However, if you have …
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… Ig to inactivate and remove viruses and bacteria that can cause disease. The final preparation of Ig undergoes more … the clinic for 15 minutes after getting any immunization because there is a rare possibility, less than 1 in a million, … Symptoms may include fatigue, fever, nausea and vomiting, loss of appetite, a sore feeling in the upper-right stomach …
