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… Hepatitis C Viral Load Test On this page: Test Overview Why … Test Overview A viral load test measures how much hepatitis C virus is in the blood. Viral load may be … blood. It's sometimes used to see how well treatment for hepatitis C is working. And it's done after treatment to see …
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… Hepatitis B and C: Risk of Liver Cancer On this page: … Overview People who are infected with hepatitis B virus (HBV) or hepatitis C (HCV) virus may develop a chronic infection that …
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… Healthy eating for chronic hepatitis Last updated November 1, 2021 HealthLink BC File … Document Spanish Document Vietnamese What is chronic hepatitis? Chronic hepatitis is an inflammation of the liver that lasts for at …
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… Protecting your baby against hepatitis B at birth Last updated February 1, 2018 … will receive 2 immunizations at birth. One is hepatitis B immune globulin, which provides antibodies that protect against the …
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… a sucrose solution that may be given 1-2 minutes prior to injections if your baby cannot be breastfed. Helping your … any misconceptions. This may help reduce the discomfort of injections. Ask your child what has helped in the past. … a sucrose solution that may be given 1-2 minutes prior to injections if your baby cannot be breastfed. Helping your …
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… immunized, you help protect others as well If your child is immune to the disease, your child cannot get sick and infect … immunization, see: HealthLinkBC File #50a Your Baby’s Immune System and Vaccines HealthLinkBC File #50c Childhood … vaccine (Rotarix®) (#104a) Diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, hepatitis B, polio and Haemophilus influenzae type b …
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… vaccine (Rotarix®) (#104a) Diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, hepatitis B, polio and Haemophilus influenzae type b (DTaP-HB-IPV-Hib) vaccine (#105) Your baby's immune system and vaccines (#50a) The benefits of immunizing …
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… for health care workers are diphtheria and tetanus, polio, hepatitis B, measles, mumps and rubella (MMR), varicella and … with dirty wounds, animal bites and contaminated drug injection equipment. Measles, mumps and rubella Measles: … before 1957 have probably had measles and are considered immune. Measles is a highly contagious disease that can be …
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… keep disease from spreading. Help protect people with weak immune systems , who may not be able to get vaccines. Their … by experts is designed to work best with a child's immune system at certain ages and at certain times. The … vaccines at the same time. They worry that a child's immune system can't handle all those vaccine organisms at …
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… People older than 60 years of age. People with impaired immune systems or who take medicine that weakens the immune system. People with allergies or sensitivities to … People older than 60 years of age. People with impaired immune systems or who take medicine that weakens the immune …
