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Mercury spills in residential settings

… period of time, it will affect your nervous system, causing shaking, drowsiness, weakness, anxiety, depression and …
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Q fever

… room in buildings such as farm buildings and laboratories housing infected animals. People at higher risk for Q fever … and visitors to animal auctions Meat packers, rendering plant workers, hide and wool handlers Hunters and trappers … Keep the public out of barns and laboratories used for housing animals that may be infected Consume only pasteurized …
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Bed bugs

… to prevent infection and keep the affected area clean. Using antiseptic creams or lotions, as well as …
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Radon in homes and other dwellings

… decay per second. Indoors, radon can be measured using both long-term (3 months to a year) and short-term (2 … Long-term testing is easy to conduct and can be done using do-it-yourself radon test kits. These kits contain … on several factors, including the geology of the area, housing construction and characteristics like air exchange in …
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Pasteurized and raw milk

… public must be pasteurized and packaged in a licensed dairy plant. Only vitamins A and D may be added to the milk for … buy must be pasteurized and packaged at a licensed dairy plant. Be cautious of raw milk from farm gate sales or from … and soap residue has been removed. Next, sanitize bottles using either of the heat or chemical methods, as follows: …
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Hepatitis A vaccine

… C infection, or chronic liver disease Had a stem cell transplant Will have or had a liver transplant Are inmates of a correctional facility Are in close …
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Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease vCJD

… Tests on the fluid surrounding the spinal cord Brain images using MRI scans Recordings of the brain’s electrical activity using EEG Tonsil biopsy The diagnosis can only be confirmed …
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Hepatitis B immune globulin

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Rabies

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Iron-rich foods for babies and toddlers

… This type is not as easily absorbed. It’s found in eggs and plant-based foods like beans, lentils, tofu, and nut and … can help your child absorb more non-heme iron from eggs and plant-based iron sources by offering them at the same time …