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About Women’s Health Guide to Preventing Infections
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Women’s Health: A Guide to Preventing Infections is a booklet for women Veterans. Please refer to and share this information with your family and friends to reduce the spread of infections.
Talk to your health care provider if you have any specific concerns or think you have an infection.
This guide covers:
- Sexually transmitted diseases
- Hepatitis
- Bacterial vaginosis
- Vaginal yeast infections
- Urinary tract infections
- Safer sex
- Colds
- Influenza (flu)
- Pneumonia
- Vaccines
- Vaccines and pregnancy
- Food safety
- Food-borne illness during pregnancy
- Clean hands
- Contact lens safety
Download complete guide. (4.7 MB, PDF)
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Last updated June 3, 2015
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