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Pertussis whooping cough

… risk. Pertussis can be spread to others during the early stages of the infection when symptoms are not severe and if … is treated with antibiotics. If taken during the early stages of your illness, the antibiotics help reduce the spread …
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COVID-19 protein subunit vaccine

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Hepatitis B Vaccine

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Hepatitis B immune globulin

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Fibre and Your Health

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Japanese encephalitis vaccine

… in infection of the baby and miscarriage. In its early stages, Japanese encephalitis is similar to a flu-like …
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Ultraviolet radiation

… with cataracts and eye cancers. Each tan or sunburn damages your skin cells and DNA. It can take years for the …
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Helping your 1 to 3 Year old child eat well

… fortified soy beverage. Other fortified plant-based beverages such as almond and oat often have less energy and …
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Shingles vaccine

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Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease vCJD

… brain disease that can occur in people. The disease damages brain cells and the spinal cord. What are the symptoms … Tests on the fluid surrounding the spinal cord Brain images using MRI scans Recordings of the brain’s electrical … similar, although CJD usually occurs in adults between the ages of 45 and 75. CJD is not connected to eating …