Close Encounters of the Microbial Kind Everything You Need to Know About Common Infections
Microbes – can’t live with them, can’t live without them. Increasingly, we’re finding out that our microbiota (the microbes that live on us) are essential for our wellbeing – they provide us with nutrients and vitamins and play a key role in developing our immune system. On the other hand, they are...
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| Language: | English |
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Springer International Publishing
2021, 2021
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2021 |
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Table of Contents:
- 1. Microbes and infectious diseases
- 2. Acne
- 3. Skin abscesses (boils)
- 4. Dandruff
- 5. Fungal nail infections
- 6. Fungal infections of the skin
- 7. Chickenpox
- 8. Shingles
- 9. Common warts
- 10. The common cold
- 11. Influenza
- 12. Sore throat
- 13. Coronavirus disease-2019
- 14. Acute sinusitis
- 15. Chronic sinusitis
- 16. Otitis media (middle ear infection)
- 17. Otitis externa (swimmers ear)
- 18. Acute bronchitis (chest cold)
- 19. Conjunctivitis (pink eye)
- 20. Tooth decay (caries)
- 21. Gum disease
- 22. Bad breath
- 23. Oral thrush
- 24. Oral herpes
- 25. Cystitis (lower urinary tract infection)
- 26. Vaginitis
- 27. Chlamydia
- 28. Gonorrhoea
- 29. Genital herpes
- 30. Genital warts
- 31. Syphilis
- 32. Gastroenteritis due to Campylobacter
- 33. Gastroenteritis due to Salmonella
- 34. Gastroenteritisdue to Clostridium perfringens
- 35. Gastroenteritis due to Norovirus
- 36. Gastroenteritis due to Rotavirus