Contagious category: 114 books

The Story of the Amazing Cold Sore Virus. Cold sores are small blisters that form around the lips or nostrils caused by the herpes simplex virus.There are two types of the herpes simplex virus(HSV-1 and HSV-2).Both can cause cold sores but most are caused by the HSV-1 herpes virus.There is no cure...

What is Pharyngitis? Pharyngitis is an inflammation of the throat. Sore throat is literally pain in the throat. With the pain there is also difficulty in swallowing. What are the Causes of Pharyngitis? Pharyngitis is caused by inflammation of the pharynx, which is in the...

Two alternative treatments for measles epidemics were used beginning in 1929. Amidopyrine was first employed by a Chicago physician who later became known for a breakthrough treatment of meningococcal meningitis. He began using amidopyrine by 1929. Gamma globulin was made available for use to the...

How do women living with genital herpes and/or HPV (human papilloma virus) infections see themselves as sexual beings, and what choices do they make about sexual health issues? Adina Nack, a medical sociologist who specializes in sexual health and social psychology, conducted in-depth interviews with...

This comprehensive ebook provides authoritative information and practical advice from the world's health experts about Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV), an emerging novel coronavirus similar to SARS. Health officials are concerned that this virus could threaten human health...

In 1961, shortly after a new antibiotic, methicillin was introduced into the medical world, a new kind of infection and disease was identified in the United Kingdom. This disease is known as MRSA. MRSA is an acronym for Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus. Just barely over 50 years old, MRSA...

Hepatitis C is the most common blood-borne virus in the U.S. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimate that 3.2 million Americans are chronically infected with the chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV). Treatment for HCV is long, sometimes lasting a year or more with success rate currently...

The West Nile Virus is currently one of the fastest spreading viruses ever observed. In the space of eighty or so years, it has spread from the far reaches of Uganda to Europe, Canada, and the United States. In a time where over 600 citizens of America have fallen ill due to the West Nile virus,...

The whooping cough, other wise known as pertussis, is exploding nationwide. As of May of this year, the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) along with state officials declared the spike of whooping cough cases in the state of Washington to be an epidemic. ...

Simple and effective tips to help deal with chicken pox, mainly adult chicken pox while achieving healthy glowing skin. This ebook provides suggestions on how to deal with the discomfort and symptoms related to chicken pox as well as how to help with the healing of scars.

Every twenty minutes, the scientific and medical communities discover yet another disease. If that doesnt get your attention, consider this: every nine seconds, someone is infected with HIV; drug resistant skin infections are spreading uncontrollably; and impending flu pandemics are inevitable. But...

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Are you terrified of Zika? Did you know that other diseases affect if your child has a birth defect from Zika? In this short, simple book, Dr. Maloney goes through the history of Zika. Despite media reports, mosquitoes have never been the primary spreaders of the disease. Maloney explains that...

Cholera is a bacterial disease usually spread through contaminated water. Cholera causes severe diarrhea and dehydration. Left untreated, cholera can be fatal in a matter of hours even in previously healthy people. Scroll up... and click on "Buy Now" to deliver almost instantly to your Kobo or other reading device.