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Infections of leisure / edited by David Schlossberg.
LIBRA RC113 .I54 2004
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Book
- 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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