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Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome

… How can I protect myself? The best ways to prevent infection from hantavirus is to avoid contact with deer …
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Bed bugs

… allergic reactions. Avoid scratching the bites to prevent infection and keep the affected area clean. Using antiseptic …
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Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease CJD

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Travelling with children

… nurse about which vaccines your child needs and the risk of infection while travelling. How can I prevent illness? … (ORS) In some cases, diarrhea may be a sign of another infection (for example, malaria), so it is important to see …
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Residential hot tubs and pools Safe water quality

… be fatal) Pseudomonas which can cause a number of serious infections, such as severe skin rashes, eye and ear infections, or pneumonia Other germs, which can spread … into the pool, which will reduce the formation of disinfection byproducts. This will also help to reduce the …
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Understanding harm reduction Substance use

… to substance use and drug policy, including blood borne infections, drug poisoning (overdose), criminalization, and …
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Febrile seizures fever seizures

… common childhood illnesses such as a cold, the flu, an ear infection, or roseola. Rarely, children who develop a fever …
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Hand washing Help stop the spread of germs

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Harm reduction for families caregivers and friends of people who use substances

… #97 Contact with blood or body fluids: Protecting against infection HealthLinkBC File #102a Understanding harm …
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Typhoid vaccine

… The vaccine helps protect against typhoid disease, an infection caused by typhoid bacteria. The vaccine is …