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Understanding herpes /
Herpes simplex viruses are capable of causing a wide variety of infections, including genital herpes, which is so common a sexually transmitted disease that it affects one in five people in the United States. Understanding Herpes is an accessible sourcebook about the virus, its various strains, the...
| Call Number: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Jackson :
University Press of Mississippi,
2006.
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| Edition: | Rev. 2nd ed. |
| Series: | Understanding health and sickness series.
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
Table of Contents:
- 1. The herpes virus, past and present
- 2. How the virus causes disease
- 3. Who in the world gets herpes
- 4. Genital herpes : the first episode
- 5. Genital herpes : recurrent episodes
- 6. Herpes and special situations
- 7. Sex, lies, and herpes
- 8. Treating herpes
- 9. The search for vaccines and microbicides
- Appendices
- A. Local support groups
- B. Publications
- C. The Internet
- Glossary.