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The best way to avoid infection is to make sure you wear gloves when gardening or changing your cat's litter tray, wash fruit and vegetables before eating and cook meat thoroughly - although it is possible to still enjoy it rare, says the Food Standards Agency.
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All people have the right to education, information and services that will enable them to avoid HIV infection, and for those living with HIV, to have the best possible quality of life free from stigma and discrimination.
UNESCO: World Water Assessment Programme (WWAP)
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After a week, he was moved to the Army hospital in Germany, where doctors kept the wound open to avoid infection.
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The staff wear respirators and protective clothing to avoid infection.
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One of the grumbles often heard about the lenses is that, to avoid possible infection building up between the lens and the eyeball, the lens should be removed and cleaned daily with a suitable chemical.
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German health authorities at first traced the infection to organic cucumbers from Spain and advised people to avoid them, along with salad and raw tomatoes.
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This increases the vulnerability of everyone to HIV infection, since people infected with and affected by HIV avoid contacting health and social services for a diagnosis, for information, education or counselling.
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