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Infections of leisure / edited by David Schlossberg.

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Format:
Book
Contributor:
Schlossberg, David.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Communicable diseases--Popular works.
Communicable diseases.
Zoonoses.
Leisure.
Leisure--Health aspects--Popular works.
Zoonoses--Popular works.
Infections--etiology.
Disease Vectors.
Leisure Activities.
Medical Subjects:
Infections--etiology.
Disease Vectors.
Leisure Activities.
Zoonoses.
Genre:
Popular works.
Physical Description:
xiii, 444 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
Edition:
Third edition.
Place of Publication:
Washington, D.C. : ASM Press, [2004]
Summary:
- Only publication available to compile information on infections related to leisure activities in one user-friendly volume- All chapters updated and two brand-new chapters introduced- Chapters written by experts in their respective fields- Information presented in a manner that is useful for physicians but understandable to the informed public- Organized for easy reference by infection or by activity- Novel way of presenting common infectious diseases
Contents:
At the shore / Mark A. Clemence and Richard L. Guerrant
Freshwater: from lakes to hot tubs / Bertha Ayi and David Dworzack
The camper's uninvited guests / Richard F. Jacobs and Gordon E. Schulze
Infections in the garden / Burke A. Cunha and Diane H. Johnson
With man's best friend / Sophia Sherman-Weber, Todd Levin, and Bennett Lorber
Around cats / Ellie J. C. Goldstein and Craig E. Greene
Feathered friends / Matthew E. Levison
Less common house pets / Bruno B. Chomel
Man's worst friend (the rat) / James G. Fox
Rabies: ancient malady, new twists / John W. Krebs
Exotic and trendy cuisine / Jeffrey K. Griffiths
Transmission of infectious diseases during sporting activities / Arezou Minooee and Leland S. Rickman
Traveling abroad / Martin S. Wolfe
From boudoir to bordello: sexually transmitted diseases and travel / Jonathan M. Zenilman
Infections from body piercing and tattoos / Mukesh Patel and C. Glenn Cobbs
Infectious diseases at high altitude / Buddha Basnyat, Thomas A. Cumbo, and Robert Edelman.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
1555812996
OCLC:
54988943

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