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… (131°F) For more information Health Canada - Air Quality BC Lung Foundation - Air Quality or call toll-free1-800-665-LUNG (5864) Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation - Mould … Guide to addressing moisture and mould indoors The Canadian Lung Association – Your Healthy Home Image … Indoor air …
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… protects against infections of the brain, bloodstream, lungs and ear. It is safe to get the influenza and … other infections. Bacterial pneumonia, an infection of the lungs, is the most common complication from influenza, … also lead to more complications for people who have heart, lung or other health conditions. These complications can …
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… Hemoglobin is important because it picks up oxygen in the lungs and carries it to the other parts of the body. Serious … disorder that causes thick mucus to build up in the lungs and may affect the digestive system. If your baby has … gain. Treatment can help with growth and reduce the risk of lung infections. Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA): SMA affects …
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… stuck in the upper airway (causing choking) or entering the lungs (causing aspiration). A blockage of the airway can be … regularly Refuse certain foods, fluids or medications Have lung congestion or a chronic respiratory infection Eat very … or aspiration when food or liquid enters the airway or lungs. We call this silent aspiration. Silent aspiration …
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… (HIV), cancer, or have had organ transplants Have chronic lung disease Smoke How is this disease diagnosed? If you … provider can test for Cryptococcus infection in a blood, lung or spinal fluid sample. Is there a treatment available? …
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… chronic hepatitis B or hepatitis C Chronic kidney, heart or lung disease An islet cell or solid organ transplant, or a … the brain (meningitis), the blood (septicemia) and the lungs (pneumonia). Permanent complications of the infection …
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… chronic hepatitis B or hepatitis C Chronic kidney, heart or lung disease An islet cell or solid organ transplant, or a … the brain (meningitis), the blood (septicemia) and the lungs (pneumonia). Permanent complications of meningitis …
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… a first aid course that teaches: Rescue breathing Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) – adult and child Self-rescue …
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… is COVID-19? COVID-19 is an infection of the airways and lungs caused by the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus. Symptoms of … health conditions such as diabetes, heart disease or lung disease. For some people, symptoms of COVID-19 can last …
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… These include viral or bacterial pneumonia which affect the lungs. The risk of complications can be life-threatening. … and older, infants and very young children, people who have lung or heart diseases, certain chronic health conditions or …