Ellipsis Books: 19 books

MRSA (Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus) is an infection caused by the microbe Staphylococcus aureus “staph”. What makes MRSA (Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus) different from a regular staph infection is that a staph infection is usually treated with Methicillin,...

The idea of something as small and insignificant as a mosquito being the key agent in recent epidemics is wholly mind-boggling to me. Something that literally feeds off of the edges of society is causing life-long complications and even death in people, even in this day and age. What is possibly...

In the United State of America the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that nearly 80 million people are infected with one form or another of the herpes virus. In this book, you will read many illuminating facts about the herpes virus. There are chapters about how...

In the United States alone, asthma is the most chronic disease, affecting over 20 million Americans. Over 6 million of those are children, under the age of 18. Asthma is one of the primary causes of school absenteeism. It is also the top lung-disease that is work-related, causing thousands of missed...

In the summer of 2012, the United States has experienced the largest, most extensive West Nile virus outbreak in history. As of late August, over 1200 people in the United States have reported exposure to the virus, and out of those, almost 50 lives have been lost in the wake of this terrifying,...

Syphilis is quite possibly the most dangerous sexually transmitted disease. The number of affected people has climbed to high numbers in the past fifty years. This being so, education is anyone's best defense for staying safe and healthy. This book will inform you all about syphilis, including it's...

Almost everybody is familiar with the term ‘hepatitis,’ and with the fact that it affects the liver in some way. Most people know of the different strains of hepatitis, ranging from A, B, C, D, E, and even X. However, few people know the differences between the many strains, and how they each...

In the summer of 2012, there were proven cases of salmonella in the following items: mangoes, ground beef, cantaloupe, poultry, and some brands of dry dog food. Currently, the mango outbreak from Mexico has sickened over 100 people, and the list continues to grow. In 2011, a single outbreak...

The summer of 2012 may go down in record or be remembered as the United States worst outbreak of the West Nile virus ever. Health experts have said that with record number of new cases, 1200, that measures need to be taken to reduce the transmission to humans. Included in the 1200 that have become...

A bladder infection is something that almost every woman and many men have experienced, sometimes even on a regular basis. In actuality, over 9 million people get bladder infections every year. The wide range that this ailment has makes it important that people learn the facts about what exactly...

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...

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. ...

In 1993 a fatal outbreak of the hantavirus got attention nationally from the media, healthcare officials, and public. The 1993 outbreak infected 48 people, claiming 27 of their lives. The initial investigation discovered that the virus was identified as a respiratory illness. Upon further testing,...