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Contagious Diseases Sourcebook
Williams, Angela L.
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Previous ISBN (13): 9780780814882 Category: ConsHlth: Disease
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Synopsis:
Contagious diseases occur when microbes-bacteria, viruses, and fungi-are passed from person to person. While vaccination programs and other prevention measures have been successful in reducing the number of new cases of many contagious diseases, the incidence rates of diseases like pertussis, chlamydia, and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infections, has been rising in recent years. Also, newly recognized infectious agents, including the H1N1 flu (swine flu), and some particularly virulent or drug-resistant strains of well-known microbial infections, such as methicillin- resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), have emerged and caused substantial concern. Contagious Diseases Sourcebook, Fourth Edition provides updated information about microbes that are spread from person to person and the diseases they cause, including influenza, lice infestation, pneumonias, staphylococcal and streptococcal infections, tuberculosis, and others. The types of diagnostic tests and treatments available from medical professionals are explained, and self-care practices for familiar symptoms-such as the sniffles and sore throat that often accompany the common cold-are described. Other topics addressed include antibiotic resistance, the role of hand washing in preventing the spread of disease, and recommendations and controversies surrounding vaccination programs. The book concludes with a glossary of related terms and a directory of additional resources. The book is divided into parts and chapters where parts focus on broad areas of interest and chapters are devoted to single topics within a part.
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