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Read more about Fever and skin rashes

Fever and skin rashes

Many children develop fever and a rash (pimples or red patches, or both) at the same time. This could be a sign of a contagious infection. Most of these infections are caused by viruses and last a few days. They go away by themselves and have no long-term effects.

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Fusarium spp.

… as agents of human mycosis in localised, focally invasive or disseminated infections. The infection is mostly superficial; deep tissue infection may occur as an opportunistic hyalohyphomycosis, and wide dissemination can occur in immunocompromised hosts (2988; 2972). Infection of immunocompetent persons is rarely reported {2972}. Fusarium is…

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Read more about Absidia corymbifera

Absidia corymbifera

… likely to be involved as an infectious agent in immunocompromised subjects. The usual sites of infection are lung, nasal sinuses, brain, eyes, gastrointestinal tract and skin. Infection may happen in multiple sites {3215}. Absidia corymbifera can be an invasive infectious … (10%), and 14 % had no apparent underlying condition {1939}. Zygomycosis is a life-…

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Other types of care

… by young children, even if they don’t appear to be sick. You can reduce the risk of infection by following the guidelines on page Preventing infections . For more information, visit … https://cmvcanada.com/ . Fifth disease (also known as erythema infectiosum or parvovirus B19 infection) About half of the adults in North America contracted fifth disease in…

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Vaccination

… Contraindications There are few cases in which a child cannot be vaccinated. A cold, an ear infection, a runny nose, or the fact that he’s taking antibiotics are not reasons to put off a …

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Read more about Interim Measures to Prevent and Control Transmission of Carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae and other Multidrug-Resistant Gram-Negative Bacilli in Long-term Care Settings

Interim Measures to Prevent and Control Transmission of Carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae and other Multidrug-Resistant Gram-Negative Bacilli in Long-term Care Settings

… multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacilli (MDR-GNB) in acute care settings. The application of infection prevention and control (IPC) measures in long-term care settings (CHSLDs) must be … to meet the risk assessment (e.g. risk of environmental contamination or of developing an infection). Lastly, the measures recommended in this document may be adapted to…

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Read more about Prevention and control of healthcare-associated <strong>infections</strong>

Prevention and control of healthcare-associated infections

This section focuses on the prevention and control of infections transmitted in healthcare and living environments.

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COVID-19: Infection prevention and control

Our publications in English about infection prevention and control.

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Read more about Integrated West Nile Virus Surveillance

Integrated West Nile Virus Surveillance

… plan was adopted in early 2013 to protect public health against West Nile virus (WNV) infection, since WNV infection epidemiological activity had resumed in Québec in 2011 and 2012. This new plan … public health authorities is to prevent the complications and human mortality related to WNV infection. Interventions are planned to combat the WNV…

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Read more about Respiratory viruses survey among Quebec adults

Respiratory viruses survey among Quebec adults

The Institut national de santé publique du Québec (INSPQ), in partnership with the Ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux (MSSS), is conducting a survey to monitor trends in SARS-CoV-2 and respiratory virus infections as well as preventive behaviours, lifestyle habits, and mental health among the adult population of Quebec.

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