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Contraception Methods (Birth Control), Does not provide protection against sexually transmitted infections . See the separate leaflet called Combined Oral Contraceptive (COC)...
Parvovirus Infection (Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment), Detection of the infection by alternative assays is necessary and is important for infection control. Meningoence...
Kidney Infection (Pyelonephritis), There are separate leaflets on related topics, Cystitis in Women , Urine Infection in Pregnancy , Urine Infection in Men , Urine I...
Oral Thrush (Yeast Infection), For example: If you have diabetes - good control of your blood sugar level reduces the risk of thrush and other infections. If you ...
Hantavirus Infection, Construction, utility and pest control workers entering dirty vacant buildings are at particular risk. Hantavirus in the UK [ 9 ] In the UK Hantaviru...
Hookworm Infections, Prevention of hookworm infections Community control is difficult unless socio-economic conditions, sanitation, education, and the availability of pro...
Pain Control in Palliative Care, Pain tolerance is lowered by : Pain tolerance is raised by : Discomfort Insomnia Fatigue Anxiety Fear Anger Boredom Sa...
Treating Recurring Yeast Infections (Vaginal Thrush), What is a recurring yeast infection? A vaginal yeast infection ( vaginal thrush ) is an extremely common cause of v...
Ross River Virus Infection, Prevention Public health mosquito control measures (eg identification of mosquito breeding places and animal reservoirs, airport vector control). ...
Viral Skin Infections, A vaccine has been developed to control the infection in sheep. Viral infections that produce rashes There are a number of viral skin...
Chlamydial Genital Infection, In 2020 there was an overall 29.6% decline in the number of tests and a 30.9% decline in the number of diagnoses from all service settings compared to 2019. [ 5 ...
Yeast Infection (Candidal Skin Infection), What is a yeast infection? Yeast infection is caused by a type of fungus (yeast) called candida. Small numbers of cand...
Fungal Ear Infection, Fungal ear infection is an infection of the ear with a fungus. It normally involves the canal that runs from the ear hole to the eardrum (the external...
Fungal Lung Infections, But there are other fungi that can cause infections in humans. A lot of these infections are uncomfortable, but not dangerous. What problems can...
Urine Infection in Pregnancy, Urine infection is common in pregnancy. If left untreated some urine infections may progress to cause serious kidney infection.
Fungal Infections, See the separate leaflet called Fungal Lung Infections . Types of fungal infections Common types of fungal infections include: Athlete...
Stye (Eyelid Infection), It may spread to the surface of the eye, causing conjunctivitis , which may need antibiotic ointment or drops to clear the infection. Alternatively the ...
Urine Infection in Men, Some bacteria thrive in urine and multiply quickly to cause infection. A urine infection is often called a urinary tract infection (UTI) ...
Urine Infection in Children, A course of medicines called antibiotics will usually clear the infection quickly. In most cases, a child with a urine infection will make a ful...
Viral Skin Infections, It will cover the common things that you are likely to see in you and your children. Which infections are viral? There are some viral skin infect...