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… saved more lives in Canada in the last 50 years than any other health measure. What is the polio vaccine (IPV)? The … Common reactions to the vaccine may include fever, and soreness, redness and swelling where the vaccine was given. … may include hives, difficulty breathing, or swelling of the throat, tongue or lips. If this reaction occurs, your health …
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… activity, including oral sex), even without visible herpes sores. It also is possible to pass herpes if one person … their body that has herpes and then immediately touches another person’s mouth or genitals. Sharing sex toys without … and get a secondary infection in the eye, fingers, joints, throat, colon, liver, lungs or brain. If you are pregnant, …
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… Symptoms usually start suddenly and may include a fever, sore throat, headache or loss of appetite. Vomiting and diarrhea … you or your child drink enough liquids to stay hydrated. Other complications such as meningitis (an infection of the …
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… rectum (the part of your intestine that ends at the anus), throat and the urethra (the tube that carries urine from the … How is it spread? Gonorrhea is passed from one person to another by contact with body fluids containing the bacteria … warts (human papillomavirus (HPV)) and syphilis (when sores are present). Important things to remember when using …
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… rectum (the part of your intestine that ends at the anus), throat and urethra (the tube that carries urine from the … How is it spread? Chlamydia is passed from one person to another by contact with body fluids containing the bacteria … warts (human papillomavirus (HPV)) and syphilis (when sores are present). Important things to remember when using …
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… saved more lives in Canada in the last 50 years than any other health measure. What are meningococcal quadrivalent … disease. Common reactions to the vaccine may include soreness, redness and swelling where the vaccine was given. … may include hives, difficulty breathing, or swelling of the throat, tongue or lips. If this reaction occurs, your health …
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… saved more lives in Canada in the last 50 years than any other health measure. What is the COVID-19 protein subunit … Common reactions to the vaccine may include tenderness, soreness, redness and swelling where the vaccine was given. … may include hives, difficulty breathing or swelling of the throat, tongue or lips. If this reaction occurs, your health …
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… are free as part of routine childhood immunizations and to others that need protection against mumps. For more … by contact with saliva or mucus from the mouth, nose, or throat of an infected person. When an infected person coughs … at risk. What are the symptoms? Symptoms may include fever, sore muscles, headache and swelling of the salivary glands, …
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… saved more lives in Canada in the last 50 years than any other health measure. What is the hepatitis A vaccine? The … hepatitis A. Common reactions to the vaccine may include soreness, redness and swelling where the vaccine was given. … may include hives, difficulty breathing, or swelling of the throat, tongue or lips. If this reaction occurs, your health …
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… is that the rash appears after the fever has ended. In most other childhood illnesses, the fever and the rash happen at … through saliva and tiny droplets of fluid from the nose and throat of infected people when they talk, laugh, cough, or … or ibuprofen* (e.g. Advil®) can be given for fever or soreness. ASA (e.g. Aspirin®) should not be given to anyone …
