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… systems who are at higher risk of certain water-borne diseases include those with: HIV infection who have a CD4+ … stem cell transplant recipients; and people born with diseases that severely affect their immune systems. Some … may not be at higher risk of severe water-borne diseases. These people do not need to take extra precautions …
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… Overview Hydrotherapy is the use of water to treat a disease or to maintain health. It was part of a health … in people with a history of colon surgery, gastrointestinal disease, heart disease, hemorrhoids, or kidney disease. It is important to …
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… TV). People with RA are at higher risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD) and this risk increases further with … have numerous benefits including: Reduced joint pain and disease activity Improved range of motion and flexibility … PA. Useful resources Inflammatory Rheumatic Disease (Moving Medicine, United Kingdom) This website …
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… information about who needs testing, visit BC Centre for Disease Control: Testing for COVID-19 . Some symptoms could … care provider. For more information, visit BC Centre for Disease Control: COVID-19 illness in children . Rapid … Testing kit and what the test results mean: BC Centre for Disease Control: Rapid Testing At Home Province of British …
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… stem cell transplant. These include leukemia , sickle cell disease , Hodgkin's lymphoma, and thalassemia . Doctors … brain cells. This can make them valuable for treating some diseases. Diseases that can be treated with stem cell transplants …
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… be done to see if a person has a chance of getting certain diseases that cause the body to attack its own cells, such as autoimmune diseases . A special pattern of antigens (called tissue … the more likely it is that those people are related. Some diseases (such as multiple sclerosis or ankylosing …
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… page: Overview Overview Many of the diseases ticks pass to humans can cause flu-like symptoms, … general feeling of illness (malaise). Nausea and vomiting. Diseases ticks may pass to humans include: Lyme disease . Symptoms usually start 1 to 4 weeks after the tick …
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… have any symptoms of TB right now and can't spread the disease to others. If you have latent TB, it can become … lungs are infected with active TB, it is easy to spread the disease to others. How is TB spread to others? Pulmonary TB … of the time when people are first infected with TB, the disease is so mild that they don't even know they have it. …
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… Overview Overview Scleroderma is a rare disease in which a person's immune system begins to change … normal, healthy tissues. (This is called an autoimmune disease.) As a result, connective tissue of the skin, lungs, … work as well. Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) Current as of: March 22, 2023 Author: …
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… While it is not a complication specific to mono, a serious disease known as Reye syndrome can develop if you give … eds., Red Book: 2012 Report of the Committee on Infectious Diseases , 29th ed., pp. 318–321. Elk Grove Village, IL: … Medicine W. David Colby IV MSc, MD, FRCPC - Infectious Disease Caroline S. Rhoads MD - Internal Medicine Current as …
