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… recommended for adult travellers. Polio vaccine Polio is a disease caused by infection with a virus. People get it by … Polio vaccine (IPV) . Hepatitis A vaccine Hepatitis A is a disease caused by infection of the liver with the hepatitis … (flu) vaccine . Hepatitis B vaccine Hepatitis B is a disease caused by infection of the liver with the hepatitis …
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… These infections are called invasive group A streptococcal disease (also known as iGAS). Severe forms of iGAS infection … cause scarlet fever, rheumatic fever and a form of kidney disease called glomerulonephritis. What are the symptoms of … children. The bacteria get into scrapes, cold sores, insect bites or patches of eczema. For more information, see …
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… contacts may want to postpone travelling to areas where diseases or viruses such as Malaria or the Zika virus are … You should also be more careful to avoid mosquito bites. For more information about Malaria and how to protect yourself from mosquito bites, visit HealthLinkBC File #41f Malaria Prevention . How …
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… Health care workers are at risk of exposure to infectious diseases while at work. Many diseases can be prevented with immunization. Getting … in Canada. Cases are associated with dirty wounds, animal bites and contaminated drug injection equipment. Measles, …
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… is rabies? Rabies is a very serious and almost always fatal disease caused by a rabies virus. The virus infects the … What are the symptoms of rabies in people? Symptoms of the disease include: Headache Fever Increasing difficulty in … bat or another animal that seems sick and behaves strangely bites or scratches you, you may have been exposed to rabies. …
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… against the yellow fever virus. Yellow fever is a viral disease spread by infected mosquitoes. The vaccine is … 60 years of age and older People with a history of thymus disease or disorder, including myasthenia gravis, thymoma, … person to person. For information on preventing mosquito bites, see HealthLinkBC File #41f Malaria Prevention . …
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… see lice and their eggs at the base of the eyelashes. The bites may also become infected, causing irritation and painful swelling. Bites from the lice can cause a rash or small bluish spots … on how to talk to your partner(s), visit the BC Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC) Smart Sex Resource …
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… Vietnamese What is Tuberculosis (TB)? TB is a serious disease caused by a germ (bacteria) that spreads through the … must be in close contact with someone with untreated TB disease of the lungs for a long period of time and needs to … Not everyone with TB infection will become sick with the disease. What is the difference between TB infection and TB …
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… breaks in the skin, such as scrapes, cold sores, insect bites or patches of eczema. What are the symptoms? A child … impetigo can get into the bloodstream and cause kidney disease. How is it spread? Impetigo is very infectious. It … and clean. Help them to wash their hands often. As the disease develops, loose crusts on the skin can be soaked for …
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… like dementia, Multiple Sclerosis (MS), Parkinson’s disease, cerebral palsy and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis …
