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… K-12 Schools about preventing the spread of communicable diseases, including COVID-19, for students and parents, … vaccinations, help protect you from getting an infectious disease. When you get vaccinated, you help protect others as … It is much safer to get a vaccine than an infectious disease. For more information on immunizations, including …
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… way to protect against polio, a serious and sometimes fatal disease. When you get immunized, you help protect others as … safe. It is much safer to get the vaccine than to get polio disease. Common reactions to the vaccine may include fever, … with your health care provider. What is polio? Polio is a disease caused by infection with the polio virus. While most …
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… problems. Duration of diabetes. The longer you have the disease, the greater your risk. Other complications due to diabetes (small blood vessel disease, atherosclerosis of large vessels). If you already … start? Foot problems in diabetes often begin with nerve disease ( neuropathy ). Neuropathy causes problems in your …
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… of MIDCAB is that it can't be used to treat several diseased vessels. This is especially true if arteries on … on your overall health, how bad your coronary artery disease is, how many bypasses need to be created, and some … Information Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery Coronary Artery Disease Current as of: February 27, 2023 Author: …
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… Overview Most ticks do not carry diseases, and most tick bites do not cause serious health … find it. Removing the tick completely may help you avoid diseases such as Lyme disease that the tick may pass on during feeding, or a skin …
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… guidelines for management of extracranial cerebrovascular disease. Journal of Vascular Surgery , published online June … document for management of extracranial cerebrovascular disease. Journal of Vascular Surgery , published online June … guidelines for management of extracranial cerebrovascular disease. Journal of Vascular Surgery , published online June …
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… other STIs and an increased risk for pelvic inflammatory disease (PID). See HealthLinkBC File #08c Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) for more information. What is the treatment? … on how to talk to your partner(s), visit the BC Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC) Smart Sex Resource …
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… all vaccines on time, your child can be protected from many diseases over a lifetime. Immunization has saved more lives … contains a weakened form of rotavirus that does not cause disease. The vaccine is approved by Health Canada. The … vaccine prevents more than 3 out of 4 cases of rotavirus disease, and almost all severe cases, including …
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… be rejoined. footnote 3 Surgery is not a cure for Crohn's disease. When surgery for Crohn's is needed, as little of … is removed to keep the intestines working normally. The disease tends to return to other areas of the intestines … ON: BC Decker. Davis BR, Matthews JB (2006). Diverticular disease of the colon. In M Wolfe et al., eds., Therapy of …
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… also used to treat a certain bowel condition called Crohn's disease. Risankizumab belongs to a class of drugs known as … your skin as directed by your doctor. If treating Crohn's disease, the first 3 doses of this medication is given by … cough). If you are using this medication to treat Crohn's disease, risankizumab may rarely cause serious liver …
