The Encyclopedia of Infectious Diseases (Facts on File Library of Health and Living) - Hardcover

Turkington, Carol; Ashby, Bonnie

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0816047758 ISBN 13: 9780816047758

Publisher: Facts on File, 2003

Synopsis

Provides a guide and reference to a wide variety of infectious diseases and their causes, the drugs used to treat them, home disinfection, health organizations, and infectious-disease-related Web sites.

About this title

About the Author:

Bonnie Lee Ashby is a senior attending physician at the Mainline Health hospitals, and a clinical assistant professor at Jefferson Medical College. She is also a Fellow of the American College of Physicians, the College of Physicians of Philadelphia, and a member of the American Society of Microbiology.

From Booklist:

The recent advent of the SARs virus proves the validity of a statement in the introduction to this title, which says "new viruses may still appear." Although SARs is too recent to be included among the infectious diseases in this second edition (updating a volume that was published in 1998), others that have emerged in the last five years, including West Nile virus, are here. The alphabetically arranged volume covers diseases, treatment options, and relevant organizations. Comprehensive information is provided for each disease and includes its cause, symptoms, treatment, and prevention. Major diseases that have had an impact on the world's population (tuberculosis, AIDs) are covered in depth and include a history. This feature makes the volume useful to researchers and students.

New to this edition are articles on bioterrorism risks and the West Nile virus. Other entries have been updated to include new information. Charts and information boxes, including several on food safety, appear throughout the book. Appendixes include a list of drugs used to treat infectious diseases and a guide to home disinfection. There is also a bibliography and a topical list of organizations.

The readable text and the clear organization of information make this a useful title for secondary-school and public libraries. It will also be useful in consumer health and patient education collections. RBB
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About this edition

• Publisher: Facts on File
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0816047758
• ISBN 13: 9780816047758
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 397