02529nam 2200553 a 450 991045680590332120200520144314.01-74224-561-7(CKB)2550000000040253(EBL)731512(OCoLC)741492864(MiAaPQ)EBC731512(MiAaPQ)EBC769824(Au-PeEL)EBL731512(CaPaEBR)ebr10482355(CaONFJC)MIL541390(Au-PeEL)EBL769824(OCoLC)751695543(EXLCZ)99255000000004025320110722d2011 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierGone viral[electronic resource] the germs that share our lives /Frank BowdenSydney, N.S.W. New South20111 online resource (240 p.)Includes index.1-306-10139-5 1-74223-273-6 Contents; Author's note; Introduction; Under the influence; A beautiful anachronism; Life during wartime; The pricking of my thumb; Malcolm in the beginning; The Semmelweis effect; In the blood; Severe and acute? That has to be bad!; The pox under our noses; Cultures that stink; Like a blowtorch to the groin; So common it can't be a disease; Let's not talk about sex; The Yellow Pages; Sleepers, wake; Glossary; Acknowledgments; Index to pathogens and diseasesFrank Bowden, a specialist in the field of infectious disease and sexual health, looks at one bug at a time, weaving around them the stories of his patients and their families, the doctors and the difficulties they face and the horrors and successes of hospitals and health care programs. Through Bowden's own work in the field, we encounter Swine Flu, Golden Staph, SARS, Hepatitis, and HIV, and learn crucial lessons about public health and the human experience of disease.Communicable diseasesCase studiesPublic healthSocial aspectsCase studiesAIDS (Disease)Social aspectsCase studiesElectronic books.Communicable diseasesPublic healthSocial aspectsAIDS (Disease)Social aspects614.575Bowden Frank962487MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910456805903321Gone viral2476655UNINA