Smart Guide to Fighting Infections - Couverture souple

Maczulak, Anne

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1937636186 ISBN 13 : 9781937636180

Editeur : Smart Guide Publications, 2013

Synopsis

The best guide to germs and how to prevent their infections. Learn the mysterious world of the microbes that cause infection and disease in people. Understand what your doctor means by the words contagious, virulent, E. coli and other information on germs.

Microbiologist, Anne Maczulak, gives you a tour of a microbial cell, points out the ways that the body defends against infection and highlights the tactics used by disease - causing microbes to evade those defenses! In this book, you will, also, learn the truth about vaccines, antibiotics and cleaning products.

In THE SMART GUIDE TO FIGHTING INFECTIONS you will learn:

How to pick the right disinfectant product

How to take antibiotics so they work

Never again confuse viruses with bacteria

Learn a few simple tricks to avoiding infections - avoid getting sick when everyone around you seems to be sneezing and coughing

Make this book work for you for a healthier life by:

Washing hands the right way

Avoiding germs at home, at work and on airplanes

Knowing the correct use for antiseptics

Selecting the best 'green' cleaners

Getting the information you need on vaccines

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Anne Maczulak is the author of over 10 books on biology and ecology including Allies and Enemies: How the World Depends on Bacteria and The Five-Second Rule and Other Myths about Germs. Anne has contributed to articles on germophobia, the fear of germs, in Psychology Today and has been a regular guest on television and radio, speaking to viewers about the good and bad microbes that lurk in households.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Smart Guide Publications
• Date d'édition: 2013
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1937636186
• ISBN 13: 9781937636180
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 272
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible