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… the product should be removed immediately and you should contact your health care provider for advice. Watch your …
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… in your area, search the HealthLinkBC Directory or contact your local health authority . The best thing …
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… part in sports like wrestling and gymnastics or from sexual contact. And it can occur in people with a weak immune … contagiosum virus commonly spreads through skin-to-skin contact. This includes sexual contact or touching the bumps and then touching the skin. …
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… be spread when touching an infected pet, or by coming into contact with their feces, urine, saliva or food. While … Roundworms Tapeworms Hookworms You may also come into contact with other animals that are not normally kept as … mouths before washing their hands Avoid any direct skin contact with animal feces, vomit, urine or saliva Do not …
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… page: Overview Overview If you have contact with poison ivy, oak, or sumac , immediately wash … may have touched the plant. Sometimes the resulting rash ( contact dermatitis ) can be completely avoided by washing … items. Wash all clothing, shoes, and other items that had contact with the plant or with a person who touched the …
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… Health Agency of Canada recommends that people in close contact with an infected person get the hepatitis B vaccine. … you can no longer give hepatitis B to others. Avoid anal contact with a sex partner while you are infected. Do not … Tell your doctor, dentist, and anyone else who may come in contact with your blood about your illness. If you are …
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… a few questions about the services provided—such as what types of specialists are at the clinic—so that you can find … include: How long has the clinic been operating? What types of health professionals provide care? What types of headache problems are treated? What types of …
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… HCV on to others? HCV is spread through blood-to-blood contact. While there is a very low risk of spreading the … or tissue transplants Tell anyone whose blood has direct contact with your blood to visit a local public health unit … care provider, dentist and anyone else who might come in contact with your blood, (for example, when getting tattoos, …
