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Shingles [[electronic resource] ] : new hope for an old disease / / Mary-Ellen Siegel and Gray Williams



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Autore: Siegel Mary-Ellen Visualizza persona
Titolo: Shingles [[electronic resource] ] : new hope for an old disease / / Mary-Ellen Siegel and Gray Williams Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Lanham, Md., : M. Evans, c2008
[Gaithersburg, MD] : , : Instituto Nacional Sobre el Envejecimiento, Institutos Nacionales de la Salud, Departamento de Salud y Servicios Humanos de los Estados Unidos, , [2010]
Edizione: Updated ed.
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (178 p.)
Disciplina: 616.522
Soggetto topico: Shingles (Disease)
Altri autori: WilliamsGray <1932->  
SiegelMary-Ellen  
Note generali: Includes index.
First published under the title: Living with shingles, c1998.
Nota di contenuto: CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; FOREWORD; Chaper 01. WHAT IS SHINGLES?; Chapter 02. THE VARICELLA ZOSTER VIRUS; Chapter 03. HOW SHINGLES IS TREATED; Chapter 04. POST-HERPETIC NEURALGIA; Chapter 05. OTHER COMPLICATIONS OF SHINGLES; Chapter 06. PREVENTING SHINGLES: THE PROMISE OF VACCINES; QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ABOUT SHINGLES; GLOSSARY; HELPFUL SOURCES; INDEX
Sommario/riassunto: Herpes zoster, better known as shingles, affects up to twenty percent of the population of the United States. Caused by the same virus that causes chicken pox, shingles affects adults who have had chicken pox and who suffer from a weakened immune system. The authors cite the latest research on Shingles and its prevention and provide tips on early recognition of shingles as well as descriptions of commonly used treatments for shingles.
Titolo autorizzato: Shingles  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-282-48082-0
9786612480829
1-59077-141-9
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910693977603321
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