Ellipsis Books: 19 books

For many people, bladder and urinary tract infections (UTI’s) are a part of life. In fact, over nine million patients visit their local doctor’s office every year due to these painful infections. The only thing that doctors see more often than a bladder infection or UTI is respiratory infections,...

In the summer of 2012, exposure to hantavirus in Yosemite National Park created illness in over 20 people, and fatality in 3 of those people. A confirmed case of hantavirus was also found in Houston, Texas. Hantavirus began causing illness in the United States in 1993. Since then, cases...

More than any other food borne illness, salmonella is responsible for killing the most United States citizens each year. According the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 1.2 million cases of salmonella are reported every year. Of the 1.2 million, roughly 20,000...

As the season slowly changes from summer to fall, the onset of cold weather slowly creeps up on us, and darkness comes earlier and earlier each day. Most Americans go about their business as normal. However, for approximately 14 million Americans, this change will trigger the onset of clinical depression...

Few know pertussis by its own name. Instead, it is known commonly as whooping cough – which is named after the ‘whooping’ sound that is made when this contagious disease racks the body. Pertussis is highly contagious. The simple act of exhaling done by a person with pertussis can force the...