Infectious: A Doctor's Eye-Opening Insights Into Contagious Diseases

By Frank Bowden

Book Overview

Uncover the truth about infectious diseases and how to protect yourself. A woman's innocuous cold symptoms mask a debilitating rare tick infection. A young man develops shingles, then suffers blinding head pain later in life. After years of frustration, a family eradicates head lice forever.

Leading infectious diseases specialist Frank Bowden sheds light on the everyday illnesses that affect most of us (colds, sore throats), and the more serious issues that keep us awake at night (antibiotic resistance, Ebola). He busts myths, explores symptoms, treatments and covers the latest medical breakthroughs, and the big issues affecting public health. This popular science title is for anyone interested in health, medicine, and science. Infectious offers eye-opening insights from a doctor's perspective, doled out with honesty, empathy and a dose of humor. Discover:

How to navigate the world of infectious diseasesThe truth behind common medical mythsWhat you can do to protect yourself and your community

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1742234593
• ISBN13: 9781742234595
• Release Date: August 2016
• Publisher: NewSouth Books
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.3" x 8.2"