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When Plague Strikes: The Black Death, Smallpox, AIDS
ISBN: 9780064461955 / Angielski / Miękka / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Compassionate and arresting, this exploration of three major diseases that have changed the course of history--the bubonic plague, smallpox, and AIDS--chronicles their fearsome death toll, their lasting social, economic, and political implications, and how medical knowledge and treatments have advanced as a result of the crises they have occasioned. "A book that would serve well for reports, but it is also a fascinating read."--SLJ.
Best Books of 1995 (SLJ) Compassionate and arresting, this exploration of three major diseases that have changed the course of history--the bubonic plague, smallpox, and AIDS-...
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43,11 zł |
Growing Up with Diabetes: What Children Want Their Parents to Know
ISBN: 9780471265924 / Angielski / Miękka / 128 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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169,68 zł |
In Control: A Guide for Teens with Diabetes
ISBN: 9780471347422 / Angielski / Miękka / 128 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. How to Make the Best Choices About Your Health Finally, a book about diabetes that you'll actually want to read This helpful and highly readable guide explains everything you need to know to get you through the teen years. Straightforward and current, this one-of-a-kind book tackles the issues and answers the questions you may face, including:
* Is it time for me to handle more of my diabetes care? * What can I do about mood changes? * What about junk food or fast food? * When should I tell my boyfriend or girlfriend about my diabetes? * Does diabetes affect my... How to Make the Best Choices About Your Health Finally, a book about diabetes that you'll actually want to read This helpful and highly readable guid...
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60,42 zł |
Teenagers Face to Face with Cancer
ISBN: 9780595152742 / Angielski / Miękka / 132 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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42,93 zł |
Fighting Back: What Some People Are Doing about AIDS
ISBN: 9780595169610 / Angielski / Miękka / 112 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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42,93 zł |
Influenza
ISBN: 9780791073056 / Angielski / Twarda / 112 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Experts in the field of microbiology tell the great detective stories of how some of the world's best-known deadly disease-causing microbes were first isolated, identified, and studied. Readers learn how these deadly viruses and bacteria cause disease and what steps have been taken to eradicate them. The Centers for Disease Control reports that millions of people in the United States contract influenza (the flu) each year. Learn more about this common, contagious virus that is dangerously spread through the air.
Experts in the field of microbiology tell the great detective stories of how some of the world's best-known deadly disease-causing microbes were first...
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172,10 zł |
Plague
ISBN: 9780791073063 / Angielski / Twarda / 112 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Focuses on the disease from a molecular and biological standpoint, discussing disease transmission and replication, as well as its effects on the body and treatment/prevention methods.
Focuses on the disease from a molecular and biological standpoint, discussing disease transmission and replication, as well as its effects on the body...
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172,10 zł |
Syphilis
ISBN: 9780791073087 / Angielski / Twarda / 112 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Experts in the field of microbiology tell the great detective stories of how some of the world's best-known deadly disease-causing microbes were first isolated, identified, and studied. Readers learn how these deadly viruses and bacteria cause disease and what steps have been taken to eradicate them. The sexually transmitted disease syphilis develops in three stages and is spread through open sores. Read about this complex disease that has infected and maimed people for centuries, but now can often be cured with just a single dose of penicillin.
Experts in the field of microbiology tell the great detective stories of how some of the world's best-known deadly disease-causing microbes were first...
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172,10 zł |
Tuberculosis
ISBN: 9780791073094 / Angielski / Twarda / 112 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Experts in the field of microbiology tell the great detective stories of how some of the world's best-known deadly disease-causing microbes were first isolated, identified, and studied. Readers learn how these deadly viruses and bacteria cause disease and what steps have been taken to eradicate them. Tuberculosis killed one out of every seven people living in the United States and Europe in the late 19th century. Today, tuberculosis is the second most fatal infectious disease, claiming the lives of two million people each year. Learn about this ancient disease that we are still striving to...
Experts in the field of microbiology tell the great detective stories of how some of the world's best-known deadly disease-causing microbes were first...
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172,10 zł |
Smallpox
ISBN: 9780791075944 / Angielski / Twarda / 110 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Although we thought we had eliminated this scourge, recent events have brought Smallpox back into the limelight. This book discusses the history of the disease as well as treatment and prevention.
Although we thought we had eliminated this scourge, recent events have brought Smallpox back into the limelight. This book discusses the history of th...
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172,10 zł |
Mad Cow Disease
ISBN: 9780791081921 / Angielski / Twarda / 112 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. BSE is becoming an increasing concern as tainted beef has caused deadly outbreaks of the disease around the world.
BSE is becoming an increasing concern as tainted beef has caused deadly outbreaks of the disease around the world.
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172,10 zł |
Dengue Fever and Other Hemorrhagic Viruses
ISBN: 9780791085066 / Angielski / Twarda / 102 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Dengue fever is an infectious disease found around the world that is caused by four closely related, but distinct, types of viruses commonly transmitted by Aedes aegypti mosquitoes. Triggering excessive bleeding, dengue fever, dengue hemorrhagic fever, and dengue hemorrhagic shock can be fatal. "Dengue Fever and Other Hemorrhagic Viruses" explores the biology of the dengue virus and similar viruses such as Ebola, Marburg virus, and Lassa fever, as well as their symptoms, where they are commonly found, how they are transmitted, and the efforts to treat and eradicate them.Chapters include: Ins...
Dengue fever is an infectious disease found around the world that is caused by four closely related, but distinct, types of viruses commonly transmitt...
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188,25 zł |
Avian Flu
ISBN: 9780791086759 / Angielski / Twarda Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This continuing series explores different diseases to show the science behind how disease-causing organisms affect the body. Microorganisms have plagued humans since the beginning of time, causing debilitating diseases and even death. But how, exactly, do these microorganisms infect and cause disease? The books in this series examine various microbiological scourges that have affected humans as well as the steps that have been taken to identify, isolate, prevent, and eradicate them. Each title will outline the history and treatments of the diseases, highlighting how improvements in prevention...
This continuing series explores different diseases to show the science behind how disease-causing organisms affect the body. Microorganisms have plagu...
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172,10 zł |
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
ISBN: 9780791086780 / Angielski / Twarda / 95 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book tells the story of one of the deadliest infectious diseases known: Rocky Mountain spotted fever. Originating as an emerging infectious disease on the western frontier that killed up to 90 percent of infected persons, Rocky Mountain spotted fever is caused by a curious organism, Rickettsia rickettsii. "Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever" explains what a rickettsia is, how it lives in nature, and how, when, and where ticks transmit the bacteria to humans. The features of the disease and its potential cures are described in language accessible to persons with little scientific background,...
This book tells the story of one of the deadliest infectious diseases known: Rocky Mountain spotted fever. Originating as an emerging infectious disea...
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155,94 zł |
Skin Cancer
ISBN: 9780791089385 / Angielski / Twarda Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Skin cancer is the most common of all cancers; doctors detect it in about 1 million Americans every year. Skin Cancer examines this disease, which, if found early, is usually cured by relatively simple surgery. Readers will also gain valuable insight into how they can lower their risk for skin cancer.
Skin cancer is the most common of all cancers; doctors detect it in about 1 million Americans every year. Skin Cancer examines this disease, which, if...
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172,10 zł |
Infectious Diseases of the Mouth
ISBN: 9780791092422 / Angielski / Twarda / 112 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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172,10 zł |
Streptococcus (Group B)
ISBN: 9780791092439 / Angielski / Twarda / 112 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Group B Streptococcus is a type of bacteria that mostly affects infants, the elderly, and those with immune systems compromised due to other diseases. It can cause severe infection and meningitis. Approximately 19,000 cases occur annually in the United States, and it's the most common cause of life-threatening infections in newborns. This informative book enhances readers' understanding of this didease by examining how this type of bacteria lives and is transmitted, and explaining how it can be prevented
Group B Streptococcus is a type of bacteria that mostly affects infants, the elderly, and those with immune systems compromised due to other diseases....
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155,94 zł |
Diabetes: The Ultimate Teen Guide
ISBN: 9780810848061 / Angielski / Twarda / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Diabetes: The Ultimate Teen Guide is a practical guide for teens with diabetes that is written in everyday teen language. This book talks about issues specific to teens ages 16 to 19, and it includes multiple no-nonsense tips that demonstrate how life can be lived to the full even with diabetes.
Diabetes: The Ultimate Teen Guide is a practical guide for teens with diabetes that is written in everyday teen language. This book talks about issues...
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423,18 zł |
Cystic Fibrosis: The Ultimate Teen Guide
ISBN: 9780810848214 / Angielski / Twarda / 280 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Cystic Fibrosis: The Ultimate Teen Guide leaves no aspect of this disease untold. Based on a series of interviews with young people with CF and their family members, the day-to-day dealings of life as a cystic fibrosis patient are described. Some of the topics covered include a description of the illness; a comprehensive discussion of who gets the disease and why; an explanation of the procedures involved in diagnosing CF; coverage of the arduous daily therapies involved in maintaining the life of a person with CF; and the challenges of dealing with CF-related diabetes. These teens' stories...
Cystic Fibrosis: The Ultimate Teen Guide leaves no aspect of this disease untold. Based on a series of interviews with young people with CF and their ...
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423,18 zł |
Medications: The Ultimate Teen Guide
ISBN: 9780810849051 / Angielski / Twarda / 248 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. While not a substitute for professional medical advice, this book is a source of information about common medical conditions that teens often face. The medications that are commonly prescribed for that condition are listed along with a description of how the medication works in the body, the brand name and generic or chemical ingredients for the medication, and the common side effects and possible interactions with food and other drugs. Additionally, strategies for coping with the stigma associated with taking medications for chronic conditions are included. The goal of this book is to inform...
While not a substitute for professional medical advice, this book is a source of information about common medical conditions that teens often face. Th...
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423,18 zł |