Winkler G Weinberg

No Germs Allowed!

How to Avoid Infectious Diseases at Home and on the Road

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Produktbeschreibung

In the revised and expanded edition of this classic guide, Dr. Winkler G. Weinberg explains in easy-to-understand language what you need to know to keep the germs away. From the infections of daily life, like the common cold and traveler's diarrhea, to the dangerous, rare diseases such as plague, hantavirus, and invasive strep bacteria, to the recent threats of mad cow disease. West Nile virus, and SARS, this unique guide tells you: - your chances of getting sick - simple precautions you can take - which vaccinations and shots are worthwhile - which diseases you should really worry about - how to avoid catching infections in the hospital - special precautions to take if you are pregnant - how to ward off infections even though you have chronic health problems or you are HIV positive - how to keep well while traveling - what remedies to take with you - what to eat--and not eat--on the road - symptoms that signal trouble - what illnesses you can get from bug bites and animals - how to prevent sexually transmitted diseases - who should get flu shots and why - why you should see your doctor before you get sick

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Rutgers University Press
• Revised and Expanded edition
• Seitenzahl: 320
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. September 2004
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 228mm x 162mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 454g
• ISBN-13: 9780813535326
• ISBN-10: 0813535328
• Artikelnr.: 13662082

Autorenporträt

Weinberg, Winkler G

Inhaltsangabe

Tables and figures
Acknowledgments
Introduction: At risk
Part One: The infections of daily living
1 The common cold
2 Strep throat and other strep infections
3 Urinary tract infections
4 Infections of the skin
Part Two: Infections you get from your environment
5 Lyme disease and other tickborne infections
6 Food poisoning
7 Health hazards of travel
8 Pneumonia and Legionnaires' disease
Infections you get from others
9 Tuberculosis
10 Sexually transmitted diseases
11 Hepatitis
12 HIV infection and AIDS
Part Three: Persons with unique risks
13 Special persons and special situations
14 How to avoid infections if you have HIV
15 If you are pregnant
16 In the hospital
Part Four: Twenty-first-century infections
17 Emerging infections
18 Bioterrorism
Appendixes
A Vaccination schedules
B Antibiotics to prevent infective endocarditis
C Rabies
Bibliography
Index