Contagious diseases sourcebook : basic consumer health information about diseases spread from person to person through direct physical contact, airborne transmissions, sexual contact, or contact with blood or other body fluids, including pneumococcal, staphylococcal, and streptococcal diseases, colds, influenza, lice, measles, mumps, tuberculosis, and others ; along with facts about self-care and over-the-counter medications, antibiotics and drug resistance, disease prevention, vaccines, and bioterrorism, a glossary, and a directory of resources for more information

Summary: "Provides basic consumer health information about the transmission and treatment of diseases spread from person to person, along with facts about prevention, self-care, and drug resistance. Includes index, glossary of related terms, and other resources"--

Record details

ISBN: 9780780814882
ISBN: 0780814886
ISBN: 9780780814875
Physical Description: print
xvii, 666 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Edition: Third edition.
Publisher: Detroit, MI : Omnigraphics, [2016]
Copyright: ©2016

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

pt. I. What you need to know about germs -- 1. Understanding microbes (germs) -- What are microbes? -- Microbes can cause different kinds of infections -- Preventing microbial diseases -- General symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of microbial diseases -- 2. The immune system and its functions -- 3. Immunodeficiency and contagious diseases -- 4. Common variable immune deficiency -- 5. Transmission of contagious diseases -- Transmission of microbes that cause contagious diseases -- Preventing the transmission of sexually transmitted disease -- Risk of infectious disease from blood transfusion -- Contagious diseases transmission on airplanes and cruise ships -- 6. Screening internationally adopted children for contagious diseases -- 7. Bioterrorism: disease used as a weapon -- Bioterrorism overview -- Strategic national stockpile of medicine -- U.S. preparedness for health emergencies from bioterrorism (Anthrax) -- 8. Nationally notifiable infectious diseases : protecting the public health.