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    Disease Prevention

    In the Disease Prevention category, there are HealthLinkBC File topics about animal and insect borne diseases, food and water borne diseases, infectious diseases, diseases related to travel, as well as immunizations available in British Columbia to protect against disease.

    • General Disease
    • Influenza (Flu)
    • Animal-Borne and Insect-Borne Disease
    • Food-Borne and Water-Borne Disease
    • Travel Related Disease
    • Immunization-Related
    • Complete List of HealthLinkBC File Topics

    Please note that all HealthLinkBC File PDFs are two pages and under 1 megabyte each. The file size should not affect your download speed.

    General Disease

    • Bacterial Vaginosis (BV) (#08g) PDF
    • Campylobacter Infection (#58) PDF
    • Cervicitis (#08f) PDF
    • Chlamydia (#08l) PDF
    • Clostridium Difficile (C.difficile) (#114) PDF
    • Contact with Blood or Body Fluids: Protecting Against Infection (#97) PDF
    • Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD) (#55a) PDF
    • Cryptococcal Disease (C. gattii) (#98) PDF
    • Cryptosporidium Infection (#48) PDF
    • Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis, Hepatitis B, Polio, and Haemophilus influenzae type b (DTaP-HB-IPV-Hib) Vaccine (#105) PDF
    • Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis, Polio, Haemophilus influenzae Type b (DTaP-IPV-Hib) Vaccine (#15b) PDF
    • Facts About Chickenpox (#44a) PDF
    • Facts about Influenza (the Flu) (#12b) PDF
    • Fifth Disease Parvovirus Infection (#54) PDF
    • Genital Herpes (#08d) PDF
    • Genital Warts (#08k) PDF
    • Giardia Infection (#10) PDF
    • Gonorrhea (#08a) PDF
    • Group A Streptococcal Infections (#106) PDF
    • Haemophilus influenzae Type b (Hib) Vaccine (#16) PDF
    • Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease (#64) PDF
    • Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome (#36) PDF
    • Health Advice for Travellers (#41a) PDF
    • Hepatitis A Vaccine (#33) PDF
    • Hepatitis B Immune Globulin (#25b) PDF
    • Hepatitis B Infant Vaccine (#25c) PDF
    • Hepatitis B Vaccine (#25a) PDF
    • Hepatitis C Virus Infection (#40a) PDF
    • HIV and HIV Tests (#08m) PDF
    • HIV Testing in Pregnancy (#38a) PDF
    • HTLV-1 Virus (#34) PDF
    • Immunization for Health Care Workers in B.C. (#66) PDF
    • Impetigo (#81) PDF
    • Influenza (Flu) Immunization: Myths and Facts (#12c) PDF
    • Measles (#14b) PDF
    • Measles, Mumps, Rubella and Varicella (MMRV) Vaccine (#14e) PDF
    • Measles, Mumps, Rubella (MMR) Vaccine (#14a) PDF
    • Meningococcal C Conjugate (Men-C) Vaccine (#23a) PDF
    • Meningococcal Quadrivalent Vaccines (#23b) PDF
    • Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) (#73) PDF
    • Molluscum Contagiosum (#08i) PDF
    • Mumps (#14c) PDF
    • Necrotizing Fasciitis (also known as Flesh-Eating Disease) (#60) PDF
    • Norovirus (Stomach Flu) (#87) PDF
    • Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID) (#08c) PDF
    • Pertussis (Whooping Cough) (#15c) PDF
    • Pinkeye (Conjunctivitis) (#82) PDF
    • Pneumococcal Conjugate (PCV 13) Vaccine (#62a) PDF
    • Pneumococcal Polysaccharide Vaccine (#62b) PDF
    • Polio Vaccine (IPV) (#13) PDF
    • Preventing Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) (#08o) PDF
    • Protecting Your Baby against Hepatitis B at Birth (#25d) PDF
    • Pubic Lice (#08h) PDF
    • Q Fever (#79) PDF
    • Roseola (#83) PDF
    • Rubella (#14d) PDF
    • Scabies (#09) PDF
    • Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) (#89) PDF
    • Shigellosis (#80) PDF
    • Shingles Vaccine (#111) PDF
    • Syphilis (#08e) PDF
    • Tetanus and Diphtheria (Td) Vaccine (#18a) PDF
    • Tetanus, Diphtheria and Polio (Td-IPV) Vaccine (#18b) PDF
    • Tetanus, Diphtheria, Pertussis, Polio (Tdap-IPV) Vaccine (#15a) PDF
    • Tetanus, Diphtheria, Pertussis (Tdap) Vaccine (#18c) PDF
    • Toxic Shock Syndrome (#04) PDF
    • Trichomoniasis (#08p) PDF
    • Tuberculosis (TB) (#51) PDF
    • Urethritis (#08b) PDF
    • Vaginal Yeast Infection (#08j) PDF
    • Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci (VRE) (#74) PDF
    • West Nile Virus (#88) PDF

    Influenza (Flu)

    • Facts about Influenza (the Flu) (#12b) PDF
    • Inactivated Influenza (Flu) Vaccine (#12d) PDF
    • Influenza (Flu) Immunization: Myths and Facts (#12c) PDF
    • Live Attenuated Influenza (Flu) Vaccine (#12e) PDF
    • Pneumococcal Conjugate (PCV 13) Vaccine (#62a) PDF
    • Pneumococcal Polysaccharide Vaccine (#62b) PDF
    • Why Seniors Should Get the Inactivated Influenza (Flu) Vaccine (#12a) PDF

    Animal-Borne and Insect-Borne Disease

    • Campylobacter Infection (#58) PDF
    • Cryptosporidium Infection (#48) PDF
    • Giardia Infection (#10) PDF
    • Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome (#36) PDF
    • Health Advice for Travellers (#41a) PDF
    • Health Risks in the Wilderness (#24) PDF
    • Malaria Prevention (#41f) PDF
    • Petting Zoo and Open Farm Visits (#61b) PDF
    • Q Fever (#79) PDF
    • Rabies (#07) PDF
    • Role of Pets in Human Disease (#61a) PDF
    • Scabies (#09) PDF
    • Swimmer's Itch (#52) PDF
    • Tick Bites and Disease (#01) PDF
    • Toxoplasmosis (#43) PDF
    • Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (vCJD) (#55b) PDF
    • Water-borne Infections in British Columbia (#49a) PDF
    • West Nile Virus (#88) PDF
    • Yersiniosis (#77) PDF

    Food-Borne and Water-Borne Disease

    • Blue-green Algae (Cyanobacteria) Blooms (#47) PDF
    • Campylobacter Infection (#58) PDF
    • Cryptosporidium Infection (#48) PDF
    • Disinfecting Drinking Water (#49b) PDF
    • Drinking Water Chlorination Facts (#49d) PDF
    • E. coli Infection (#02) PDF
    • Food Safety: Easy Steps to Make Food Safe (#59a) PDF
    • Food Safety for Fresh Fruits and Vegetables (#59b) PDF
    • Food Safety in Child Care Facilities (#59d) PDF
    • Food Safety: Instructions on Food Labels (#59c) PDF
    • Foods to Avoid for People at Higher Risk of Food-borne Illness (#76) PDF
    • Giardia Infection (#10) PDF
    • Home Canning - How to Avoid Botulism (#22) PDF
    • Listeriosis (#75) PDF
    • Norovirus (Stomach Flu) (#87) PDF
    • Preventing Water-Borne Infections For People with Weakened Immune Systems (#56) PDF
    • Salmonellosis (#17) PDF
    • Toxoplasmosis (#43) PDF
    • Traveller's Diarrhea (#41e) PDF
    • Typhoid Vaccine (#41j) PDF
    • Unpasteurized Fruit Juices and Ciders: A Potential Health Risk (#72) PDF
    • Water-borne Infections in British Columbia (#49a) PDF
    • Yersiniosis (#77) PDF

    Travel Related Disease

    • Health Advice for Travellers (#41a) PDF
    • Hepatitis A Vaccine (#33) PDF
    • Hepatitis B Immune Globulin (#25b) PDF
    • Hepatitis B Infant Vaccine (#25c) PDF
    • Hepatitis B Vaccine (#25a) PDF
    • HIV and HIV Tests (#08m) PDF
    • Japanese Encephalitis Vaccine (#41h) PDF
    • Malaria Prevention (#41f) PDF
    • Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) (#89) PDF
    • The Pregnant Traveller (#41g) PDF
    • Travel Immunizations for Adults (#41c) PDF
    • Traveller's Diarrhea (#41e) PDF
    • Traveller's Diarrhea and Cholera Vaccine (#41k) PDF
    • Travelling with Children (#41d) PDF
    • Typhoid Vaccine (#41j) PDF
    • Yellow Fever Vaccine (#41i) PDF

    Immunization-Related

    • Chickenpox (Varicella) Vaccine (#44b) PDF
    • Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis, Hepatitis B, Polio, and Haemophilus influenzae type b (DTaP-HB-IPV-Hib) Vaccine (#105) PDF
    • Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis, Polio, Haemophilus influenzae Type b (DTaP-IPV-Hib) Vaccine (#15b) PDF
    • Grade 6 Immunizations in B.C. (#50f) PDF
    • Grade 9 Immunizations in B.C. (#50g) PDF
    • Haemophilus influenzae Type b (Hib) Vaccine (#16) PDF
    • Health Advice for Travellers (#41a) PDF
    • Hepatitis A Vaccine (#33) PDF
    • Hepatitis B Immune Globulin (#25b) PDF
    • Hepatitis B Infant Vaccine (#25c) PDF
    • Hepatitis B Vaccine (#25a) PDF
    • Immune Globulin (#63) PDF
    • Inactivated Influenza (Flu) Vaccine (#12d) PDF
    • Influenza (Flu) Immunization: Myths and Facts (#12c) PDF
    • Japanese Encephalitis Vaccine (#41h) PDF
    • Live Attenuated Influenza (Flu) Vaccine (#12e) PDF
    • Measles, Mumps, Rubella and Varicella (MMRV) Vaccine (#14e) PDF
    • Measles, Mumps, Rubella (MMR) Vaccine (#14a) PDF
    • Meningococcal C Conjugate (Men-C) Vaccine (#23a) PDF
    • Meningococcal Quadrivalent Vaccines (#23b) PDF
    • Pneumococcal Conjugate (PCV 13) Vaccine (#62a) PDF
    • Pneumococcal Polysaccharide Vaccine (#62b) PDF
    • Polio Vaccine (IPV) (#13) PDF
    • Rabies (#07) PDF
    • Reye Syndrome (#84) PDF
    • Rotavirus Vaccine (#104) PDF
    • Shingles Vaccine (#111) PDF
    • Tetanus and Diphtheria (Td) Vaccine (#18a) PDF
    • Tetanus, Diphtheria and Polio (Td-IPV) Vaccine (#18b) PDF
    • Tetanus, Diphtheria, Pertussis, Polio (Tdap-IPV) Vaccine (#15a) PDF
    • Tetanus, Diphtheria, Pertussis (Tdap) Vaccine (#18c) PDF
    • Travel Immunizations for Adults (#41c) PDF
    • Traveller's Diarrhea and Cholera Vaccine (#41k) PDF
    • Travelling with Children (#41d) PDF
    • Typhoid Vaccine (#41j) PDF
    • Why Seniors Should Get the Inactivated Influenza (Flu) Vaccine (#12a) PDF
    • Yellow Fever Vaccine (#41i) PDF

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