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, ebola, HIV, influenza, tuberculosis, zika virus, 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.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Omnigraphics, Inc.

Series:

Health reference series.

Health Reference Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Communicable diseases--Popular works.

Communicable diseases.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvii, 666 pages).

Edition:

Third edition.

Place of Publication:

Detroit, MI : Omnigraphics, [2016]

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"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

part I. What you need to know about germs

part II. Types of contagious diseases

part III. Self-treatment for contagious diseases

part IV. Medical diagnosis and treatment of contagious diseases

part V. Preventing contagious diseases

part VI. Additional help and information.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781786841216

1786841215

9780780814875

0780814878

OCLC:

959873157