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… Scabies Last updated August 27, 2024 HealthLink BC File number 09 Download PDF Document English … itchiness and skin rashes have many causes, only your health care provider can confirm if you have scabies. What … Scabies will not go away without treatment. Speak with your health care provider before you begin treatment. Topical …
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… Shingles vaccine Last updated July 31, 2023 HealthLink BC File number 111 Download PDF Document English … more lives in Canada in the last 50 years than any other health measure. What is the shingles vaccine? The shingles … give you shingles or chickenpox. The vaccine is approved by Health Canada. Who should get the shingles vaccine? …
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… for Tuberculosis (TB) Last updated October 30, 2024 HealthLink BC File number 51c Download PDF Document English … person to person (TB disease in the lungs or throat), your health care provider may ask you to stay in home isolation. … cure TB are free through Provincial TB Services and public health units. For more information, visit HealthLinkBC File …
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… West Nile virus Last updated June 1, 2018 HealthLink BC File number 88 Download PDF Document English … cannot find a cause, or other symptoms of WNV, contact your health care provider. What is the treatment for West Nile … use. For more information about insect repellents, see HealthLinkBC File #96 Insect repellents and DEET Wear …
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… Hand, foot and mouth disease Last updated July 29, 2024 HealthLink BC File number 64 Download PDF Document English … better. For more information on hand washing, please visit HealthLinkBC File #85 Hand washing: Help stop the spread of … Tylenol®) or ibuprofen (for example Advil®). Ask your health care provider for the correct dose to use, or read …
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… blood spot card screening Last updated October 1, 2022 HealthLink BC File number 67 Download PDF Document English … blood can be used to get important information about their health. A newborn baby can look healthy but have a rare and serious disorder that you and …
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… polio (Tdap-IPV) vaccine Last updated May 1, 2022 HealthLink BC File number 15a Download PDF Document English … more lives in Canada in the last 50 years than any other health measure. What is the Tdap-IPV vaccine? The Tdap-IPV … Pertussis (whooping cough) Polio The vaccine is approved by Health Canada and is provided free as part of your child's …
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… for family caregivers Last updated September 1, 2022 HealthLink BC File number 93b Elder Abuse Prevention Series … Abuse and neglect in later life can affect a person’s health, happiness, safety and financial security. Older … or help needed. They may not understand the nature of the health concern and how it affects the older adult's …
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… type b (DTaP-IPV-Hib) vaccine Last updated March 1, 2018 HealthLink BC File number 15b Download PDF Document English … more lives in Canada in the last 50 years than any other health measure. What is the DTaP-IPV-Hib vaccine? The … Haemophilus influenzae type b The vaccine is approved by Health Canada and is provided free as part of your child’s …
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… type b (DTaP-HB-IPV-Hib) vaccine Last updated June 1, 2022 HealthLink BC File number 105 Child Immunization Series … more lives in Canada in the last 50 years than any other health measure. What is the DTaP-HB-IPV-Hib vaccine? This … B (HB) Polio (IPV) Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) Health Canada approved the vaccine. It will be free as part …
