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… This is a booster dose for children immunized against these diseases at a younger age. The booster dose strengthens or … the immune system to give better protection against these diseases. Children who received a booster dose of Tdap … and pertussis which are serious and sometimes fatal diseases. When you get immunized, you help protect others as …
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… How Well It Works Risks Treatment Overview Chronic kidney disease and acute kidney injury (also known as acute renal … normal kidney function. It doesn't reverse chronic kidney disease or kidney failure . Hemodialysis only provides up to … formation in the dialysis graft or fistula. Cardiovascular disease (heart disease, blood vessel disease, or stroke). …
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… serious, long-term health problems, such as chronic kidney disease, are more likely to have a kidney problem from medicines. Injury can also be caused by many different diseases, including lupus and scleroderma . A sudden … You have a long-term health problem such as kidney or liver disease, diabetes, high blood pressure, heart failure, or …
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… that replaces blood lost through injury, surgery, or disease. The blood goes through a tube from a bag to an … in Canada are very safe and generally free from disease. Donated blood is carefully tested and tracked. It is very rare to get a disease through a blood transfusion. Getting the wrong blood …
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… all vaccines on time, your child can be protected from many diseases over a lifetime. Immunization has saved more lives … vaccine? The DTaP-IPV-Hib vaccine protects against 5 diseases: Diphtheria Tetanus Pertussis (whooping cough) … influenzae type b, which are serious and sometimes fatal diseases. When you get your child immunized, you help …
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… It may do such a good job that you don't know you have a disease. But at some point, your heart and body will no … is called congestion. It's why some doctors call the disease congestive heart failure. What causes it? Any … can lead to heart failure. This includes coronary artery disease, heart attack, high blood pressure, heart valve …
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… typhoid vaccine? The vaccine helps protect against typhoid disease, an infection caused by typhoid bacteria. The … Typhoid vaccine will give you some protection against the disease (it is about 50 to 55 percent effective). However, … any component of the vaccine An immune system weakened by disease or medical treatment A stomach illness with nausea …
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… in an automobile crash, may also cause aortic dissection. Diseases of the connective tissue. Either Marfan syndrome or … wall. This damage can lead to aortic dissection. Other diseases. Certain diseases increase the risk of an aortic dissection. These …
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… much sugar (glucose) in their blood. Experts believe the disease develops in children the same way it does in adults. … past, doctors believed that type 2 diabetes was an adult disease and that type 1 diabetes was a children's disease. Now, more and more children are getting type 2 …
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… protect you or your partner against sexually transmitted diseases (such as HIV, gonorrhea, chlamydia). How To Use … a rare but serious pelvic infection (pelvic inflammatory disease-PID), which can cause permanent damage to sex organs … sexual partners, or infection with a sexually transmitted disease (STD), or who have had PID in the past (see also …
