Keywords:
Cold (Disease) -- Treatment.
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Electronic books.
Description / Table of Contents:
The common cold is as baffling as it is common. This book covers a wide range of topics surrounding the cold, everything from our ancestors' view of the disease to why and how we sneeze to a discussion of over-the-counter medicines and alternative treatments.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
Pages:
1 online resource (364 pages)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
9783764399122
Series Statement:
Birkhäuser Advances in Infectious Diseases Series
URL:
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/geomar/detail.action?docID=510668
DDC:
616.205
Language:
English
Note:
Intro -- CONTENTS -- List of contributors -- Preface -- A short history of the common cold -- Mechanisms of symptoms of common cold and flu -- Common respiratory infections diagnosed in general practice -- Epidemiology -- The role of viruses in the etiology and pathogenesis of common cold -- Etiology of the common cold: Modulating factors -- Host defenses -- Transmission of colds -- Interventions to prevent transmission of the common cold -- Antivirals for the common cold -- Antibiotic use for common cold -- Over the counter medicines for colds -- Vitamins and minerals -- Herbal, traditional and alternative remedies -- Index.
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