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… Preventing Water-Borne Infections For People with Weakened Immune Systems Last … water can contain different organisms, including bacteria, viruses and parasites, which can cause disease. These … 99.9 per cent of parasites (protozoa), 99.99 per cent of viruses and all harmful bacteria. Most community water …
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… HIV: Preventing Other Infections When You Have HIV On this page: Overview Related … special form of polio shot known as "Salk" or "inactivated virus" vaccine if you need a polio shot. Do not use the oral … are in the recommended age range, get the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine. Contact the doctor of the person who …
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… Sexually Transmitted Infections: How a Male Genital Exam Is Done On this page: … Overview During this examination for sexually transmitted infections , the doctor: Looks for discharge from your … urethra and take a sample of fluid and cells to test for infections such as chlamydia or gonorrhea. Checks your …
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… common in infants and is the leading cause of serious lower respiratory illness. What causes it? Bronchiolitis is caused by a virus, especially respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) , and frequently occurs in the late …
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… person to person. They can be caused by bacteria, fungi, viruses, or parasites. Learn more about infectious diseases in this section. Respiratory illnesses Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) Pneumonia Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Infection Tuberculosis (TB) …
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… Children younger than 5 often develop wheezing during a respiratory infection. Children with a family history of … Children with certain viral infections, such as respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) , rhinovirus (which causes the common cold), and …
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… a higher risk than full-term infants for getting severe respiratory syncytial virus infection, especially if they have lung problems. The …
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… gas and colic Colic diary Colic: Harmful treatments Respiratory illness Your newborn will cough and sneeze to … attack           Pertussis (whooping cough) Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection Treating asthma in babies and younger …
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… babies need this treatment, especially if they have respiratory distress syndrome . But a ventilator's forced … more likely to get lung infections, often from respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) . Other problems that can lead to chronic lung …
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infections (such as pneumonia) that are caused by a certain virus (respiratory syncytial virus-RSV). Palivizumab works by preventing the …