Understanding herpes:
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Main Author: Stanberry, Lawrence R. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Jackson University Press of Mississippi 2006
Edition:Rev. 2nd ed
Series:Understanding health and sickness series
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Item Description:Includes bibliographical references (pages 117-118) and index
1. The herpes virus, past and present -- 2. How the virus causes disease -- 3. Who in the world gets herpes -- 4. Genital herpes : the first episode -- 5. Genital herpes : recurrent episodes -- 6. Herpes and special situations -- 7. Sex, lies, and herpes -- 8. Treating herpes -- 9. The search for vaccines and microbicides -- Appendices -- A. Local support groups -- B. Publications -- C. The Internet -- Glossary
Herpes simplex viruses are capable of causing a wide variety of infections, including genital herpes, which is so common a sexually transmitted disease that it affects one in five people in the United States. Understanding Herpes is an accessible sourcebook about the virus, its various strains, the ways in which it is transmitted, its symptoms, and the most effective treatments for fighting infection and aftereffects. The book also details how the virus can manifest itself in AIDS patients, pregnant women, and newborns, and discusses the emotional problems that can be caused by herpes infectio
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (xiii, 135 pages)
ISBN:1429460652
1578068673
1578068681
1604737042
9781429460651
9781578068685
9781604737042

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