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… periods of high use. Pool and hot tub owners should use a test kit that can measure, at minimum, the disinfectant used (free available chlorine, chlorine cyanurate or bromine) and pH. Test … recommendations. Take appropriate action whenever pool test results are outside of the recommended range. Table 1 Pools …
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… cancer that is caused by HPV is detected using a Pap test, which is a routine part of a female sexual health … Is there a vaccine for HPV? There are 2 HPV vaccines available in Canada: Cervarix® and Gardasil®9. Both vaccines … partners, or have multiple sex partners, getting regularly tested for STIs will tell you if you have an infection. Some …
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… HTLV-1, your health care provider may send you for a blood test. How is the virus spread? HTLV-1 is spread from an … illnesses, such as ATLL, there are some treatments available. Can I get HTLV-1 from blood transfusions? Canadian … has been virtually eliminated in Canada. Should I get tested? No, unless you have a HTLV-1-associated illness for …
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… community water supplies and/or wells. Water suppliers must test fluoride levels in water. All water suppliers should make the test results available to users and the public. If you have a …
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… and teens with mumps can have painful swelling of the testicles (about 1 in 4 cases) or ovaries (about 1 in 20 …
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… backcountry hygiene. If proper toilets are not available, human wastes should be buried far away from streams … tick in a small plastic or glass container to submit it for testing through your health care provider. Put a cotton ball …
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… as well as genital warts. There are 2 HPV vaccines available in Canada: Cervarix® (HPV2) and Gardasil®9 (HPV9). The … Vaginal yeast infection (#08j) Chlamydia (#08l) HIV and HIV tests (#08m) Preventing sexually transmitted infections …
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… How do I know what my sexual health status is? Routine testing will tell you if you have a sexually transmitted … to an STI. Talk to your health care provider about getting tested for STIs, or go to your local sexual health clinic. … (EC) Condoms and emergency contraception are available at most pharmacies How do I put on an external …
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… you need to stay at home. The duration of treatment and results of your sputum tests will help your health care provider decide when you … on sputum collection, visit HealthLinkBC File #51b Sputum testing for tuberculosis (TB) . How can I protect my family …
