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• On the day

  Your admission letter from the hospital will tell you the date and time of your operation, and what time you need to turn up.

• Mastoiditis

  Find out about mastoiditis, a serious bacterial infection that affects the mastoid bone behind the ear.

• Cefalexin: antibiotic used for infections such as pneumonia

  NHS medicines information on cefalexin – what it's used for, side effects, dosage and who can take it.

• Chloramphenicol: an antibiotic to treat bacterial infections

  NHS medicines information on chloramphenicol – what it's used for, side effects, dosage and who can use it

• Aciclovir: medicine to treat infections like cold sores, shingles, chickenpox and genital herpes

  NHS information about aciclovir, including what it's used for, who can use it, how to use it and side effects.

• Bird flu

  Find out about bird flu, what the symptoms are in humans, how it's treated and ways to reduce your risk of infection.

• Botulism

  Botulism is a rare but life-threatening illness that needs immediate hospital treatment.

• Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease - Prevention

  Read about the strict controls that are in place to prevent variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) spreading through the food supply and blood transfusions.

• High blood sugar (hyperglycaemia)

  Find out about high blood sugar (hyperglycaemia), including what the symptoms are, what a high blood sugar level is and how to control your blood sugar.

• Chickenpox

  Find out more about chickenpox, an infection that's spread easily and causes an itchy, spotty rash.