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C. difficile (clostridium difficile)
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Describes a bacterium that causes diarrhea and other serious intestinal conditions. Lists symptoms, risk factors, consequent health risks, and tips to prevent its spread.
- Source: Health Canada
- From: It's your health: diseases
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Colorectal Cancer Association of Canada
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Aims to support people with colorectal cancer, their families and caregivers through information, public education and advocacy. Web site includes colorectal cancer fact sheets.
- Source: Colorectal Cancer Association of Canada (CCAC)
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Familial Gastrointestinal Cancer Registry
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Works to prevent rare inherited colorectal cancer syndromes through research, public education, and the provision of information to affected families. Website includes information on familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP), hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer (HNPCC), Peutz-Jeghers syndrome, and juvenile polyposis.
- Source: Mount Sinai Hospital
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Norovirus
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Describes what this virus is, what the symptoms are, how the virus is contracted, and its treatment and prevention.
- Source: Chinook Health
- From: Communicable diseases
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Traveller's diarrhea
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Offers tips on eating and drinking to prevent intestinal infections while travelling to areas where food or water may be contaminated. Details ways to treat water so that it is safe to drink. Outlines treatments for traveller's diarrhea.
- Source: British Columbia Ministry of Health
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