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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 … immunized protects your health and prevents the spread of disease between you and your patients, and between you and …
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… the cause of many kinds of symptoms, including many kidney diseases, some lung diseases, and metabolic conditions. How To Prepare In … Conditions such as anorexia , chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) , fluid in the lungs ( pulmonary edema ), …
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… Your body doesn't make enough red blood cells. You have a disease or other problem that destroys red blood cells. … So anemia during pregnancy is common. Sometimes a long-term disease keeps your body from making enough red blood cells. Examples include kidney disease, arthritis, diabetes, and cancer. Destroying too …
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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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… 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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… 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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… heart failure. But other conditions, such as certain lung diseases, can cause the right ventricle to get weaker and … extremities, the liver, and the other organs. Chronic lung disease. Chronic lung disease includes chronic obstructive pulmonary disease …
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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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… after angioplasty , and for people who have coronary artery disease or peripheral arterial disease . Some people have changes, or mutations, to a … inside of your cheek. Coronary Artery Disease Heart Attack and Unstable Angina Peripheral Arterial …