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Immunization for health care workers in BC

… diphtheria and tetanus vaccines. Pertussis, also known as whooping cough, is a serious infection of the airways caused by pertussis bacteria. Pertussis can cause severe coughing that can last several months. Complications from …

Facts about influenza the flu

… disposing of used tissues in the waste basket or garbage Cough and sneezing into your shirt sleeve rather than your … Influenza spreads easily from person-to-person through coughing, sneezing or having face-to-face contact. The virus can also spread when you touch tiny droplets from a cough or sneeze on another person or object, and then touch …

Why seniors should get the inactivated influenza flu vaccine

… Have had severe oculo-respiratory syndrome (red eyes and a cough and/or sore throat and/or hoarseness) after getting an … muscle pain, runny nose, sore throat, extreme tiredness and cough. Symptoms can begin about 1 to 4 days, or an average … Fever and other symptoms usually last 7 to 10 days, but the cough and weakness may last 1 to 2 weeks longer. Although …

Preventing choking in babies and young children For child care providers

… is partly blocked, the body tries to clear the airway by coughing. If the airway is completely blocked, the stuck … chokes? If a child is turning blue and cannot speak or cough, follow your organization's health and safety … the child to the emergency room right away. If a child is coughing and able to talk, stay calm and encourage them to …

Home isolation for Tuberculosis TB

… air when a person with untreated TB disease of the lungs, coughs, sneezes, sings or talks. TB usually affects the … your home Cover your mouth and nose with a tissue when you cough, sneeze or laugh Air out rooms you are staying in by … stop home isolation. Sputum is mucous or phlegm that you cough up from deep inside your lungs. If you take your …

Measles

… and spreads easily. When an infected person breathes, coughs, or sneezes, the virus spreads through the air. The … What are the symptoms? Symptoms of measles include fever, cough, runny nose, and red and inflamed eyes that are often … after the rash first appeared Washing your hands regularly Coughing or sneezing into a tissue or sleeve rather than …

Sputum testing for Tuberculosis TB

… air when a person with untreated TB disease of the lungs coughs, sneezes, sings or talks. TB usually affects the … (TB) . What is sputum? Sputum (or phlegm) is mucus that you cough up from deep inside your lungs. It is usually thick, … few seconds. Breathe out slowly. Take another deep breath. Cough hard until sputum comes up in your mouth Spit the …

Fifth disease parvovirus infection

… fifth disease? Many of the symptoms, including fever, rash, cough or runny nose, also occur in other illnesses. About a … A person with fifth disease can spread it to others by coughing or sneezing. Sometimes you can get the disease just … the next 4 to 20 days. If such symptoms occur, be sure to cough or sneeze into a tissue or your shirt sleeve rather …

Tuberculosis TB skin test

… air when a person with untreated TB disease of the lungs coughs, sneezes, sings or talks. TB usually affects the … provider. Symptoms of TB disease in the lungs include a cough for 2 to 3 weeks or longer, bloody spit, fever, night … sputum (mucous or phlegm deep in your lungs produced from coughing) is sent to a laboratory and tested to see if there …

COVID-19 mRNA vaccines

… be found in some cosmetics, skin care products, laxatives, cough syrups and bowel preparation products for colonoscopy. … SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus. Symptoms of COVID-19 can include cough, shortness of breath, fever, chills, tiredness and … virus that causes COVID-19 spreads from person to person by coughing, sneezing, talking, singing and breathing. It can …