Beschreibung
Produktdetails
Einband
Gebundene Ausgabe
Erscheinungsdatum
30.10.2009
Abbildungen
full-colour photographs & illustrations, sidebars, further reading, references, glossary, diagrams, endnotes, web sites, index
Verlag
Chelsea House PublishersSeitenzahl
112
Maße (L/B/H)
23.1/15.2/1.3 cm
Gewicht
338 g
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN
978-1-60413-227-4
Until recently, chicken pox was a rite of passage for children and was often looked upon as just a nuisance, although this illness can cause complications in some people. Though the development and use of a chicken pox vaccine has reduced the number of chicken pox cases, the unvaccinated remain vulnerable. In addition, shingles, a painful condition that can arise after an initial chicken pox infection, is a concern, particularly in older people. Chicken Pox presents an overview of this disease caused by a herpesvirus known as the varicella-zoster virus, explaining the signs and symptoms of the disease, how it spreads, how it is treated, and how the development of a vaccine has affected the incidence of chicken pox. Chapters include:
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