Deadly diseases and epidemics

Author

Law, Bibiana Ferreiro-Esteban, Carmen O'Donnell, Judith A Sfakianos, Jeffrey N Emmeluth, Donald Smith, Tara C Bloom, Ona Leuenroth, Stephanie Brock, David Zonderman, Jon Brands, Danielle A Siderovski, Susan Hutton Decker, Janet M Guilfoile, Patrick Coleman, William Marcus, Bernard A Hecht, Alan Shmaefsky, Brian Serradell, Joaquima Shmaefsky, Brian R Manning, Shannon D Horn, Lyle W Yannielli, Len Adamec, Christine A Finer, Kim Renee

1) Campylobacteriosis

Author

Law, Bibiana

2) Mad cow disease (Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy)

Author

Ferreiro-Esteban, Carmen

Series

Deadly diseases and epidemics

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Describes the discovery, symptoms, and the spread of mad cow disease and discusses treatments, preventive measures, and the search for a cure.

3) Pelvic inflammatory disease

Author

O'Donnell, Judith A.

4) Avian flu

Author

Sfakianos, Jeffrey N

Series

Deadly diseases and epidemics
Causes and consequences

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Learn about avian flu symptoms, effects, treatment, and its history.

5) Botulism

Author

Emmeluth, Donald

6) Ebola

Author

Smith, Tara C.

7) Encephalitis

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Series

Deadly diseases and epidemics

Pub. Date

c2006

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Examines the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of Viral Encephalitis, how it effects the nervous system, and the molecular basis for encephalitis.

8) Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome

Author

Leuenroth, Stephanie

9) Infectious fungi

Author

Brock, David

10) Legionnaires' disease

Author

Zonderman, Jon

11) Salmonella

Author

Brands, Danielle A.

12) Tularemia

Author

Siderovski, Susan Hutton

13) Streptococcus (group B)

Author

Smith, Tara C.

14) Anthrax

Author

Decker, Janet M.

15) Tetanus

Author

Guilfoile, Patrick

Series

Deadly diseases and epidemics

Pub. Date

[2008]

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Discusses a very dangerous disease that enters a wound in the skin and attacks the nervous system, but can be treated with a vaccine.

16) Chicken pox

Author

Guilfoile, Patrick

17) Cholera

Author

Coleman, William

18) Diphtheria

Author

Guilfoile, Patrick

19) Influenza

Author

Emmeluth, Donald

20) Malaria

Author

Marcus, Bernard A.

21) Mononucleosis

Author

Decker, Janet M.

22) Plague

Author

Emmeluth, Donald

23) Polio

Author

Hecht, Alan

24) Rubella and rubeola

Author

Shmaefsky, Brian

25) SARS

Author

Serradell, Joaquima

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Deadly diseases and epidemics

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Describes the signs and symptoms of the deadly respiratory virus that is spread like the flu and discusses preventive measures.

26) Syphilis

Author

Shmaefsky, Brian R.

27) West Nile virus

Author

Sfakianos, Jeffrey N.

28) Ebola and Marburg virus

Author

Smith, Tara C.

29) Escherichia Coli infections

Author

Manning, Shannon D.

30) Gonorrhea

Author

Shmaefsky, Brian R.

31) Meningitis

Author

Shmaefsky, Brian

32) Streptococcus (group A)

Author

Smith, Tara C.

33) Whooping cough

Author

Guilfoile, Patrick

34) Yellow fever

Author

Shmaefsky, Brian

35) Hepatitis

Author

Horn, Lyle W.

36) HIV/AIDS

Author

Guilfoile, Patrick

37) Human papillomavirus

Author

Guilfoile, Patrick

38) Lyme disease

Author

Yannielli, Len

39) Pneumonia

Author

Adamec, Christine A.

40) Tuberculosis

Author

Finer, Kim Renee

41) Fifth disease

Author

Emmeluth, Donald

42) Mumps

Author

Hecht, Alan