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… Vietnamese What is reye syndrome? Reye syndrome is a rare disease that mainly affects children and teenagers. It often …
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… all vaccines on time, your child can be protected from many diseases over a lifetime. Immunization has saved more lives … contains a weakened form of rotavirus that does not cause disease. The vaccine is approved by Health Canada. The … vaccine prevents more than 3 out of 4 cases of rotavirus disease, and almost all severe cases, including …
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… early treatment, care and information to manage their disease. This includes information about how to prevent …
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… baby immunized is the best way to protect them from serious disease. Yes No I know how the immune system works. Yes No I … immune system respond quickly to an infection and prevent disease. How does a vaccine work? Vaccines help your baby’s … system to make antibodies without your baby getting the disease. Vaccines also allow your baby’s immune system to …
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… babies Is easy for your baby to digest Helps your baby’s physical, emotional and intellectual development Results in …
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… all vaccines on time, your child can be protected from many diseases over a lifetime. Immunization has saved more lives … vaccine? The DTaP-IPV-Hib vaccine protects against 5 diseases: Diphtheria Tetanus Pertussis (whooping cough) … be present but these generally do not interfere with normal activity. Acetaminophen (e.g. Tylenol®) or ibuprofen* (e.g. …
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… affects children between 6 months and 2 years of age. The disease is usually mild. Many children get roseola and … is not known how long children with roseola can spread the disease to others. What is the home treatment for roseola? …
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… typhoid vaccine? The vaccine helps protect against typhoid disease, an infection caused by typhoid bacteria. The … Typhoid vaccine will give you some protection against the disease (it is about 50 to 55 percent effective). However, … with children (#41d) Traveller's diarrhea (#41e) Malaria prevention (#41f) The pregnant traveller (#41g) Japanese …
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