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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...

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Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Stanberry, Lawrence R.
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, 2006.
Édition:Rev. 2nd ed.
Collection:Understanding health and sickness series.
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Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • 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.