Streptococcus B (Deadly Diseases & Epidemics)

Smith, Tara C.

ISBN 10: 0791092437 ISBN 13: 9780791092439

Publisher: Chelsea House Publishers, 2007

Synopsis

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

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Review

"Each holds almost 150 pages of information charting not only the world history of the disease, but the changes it effected on world society during its course. From the disease's progress to the various efforts to cure and control it, these are intriguing documentaries...All are highly recommended picks, offering lasting library lending value."

About the Author

Alcamo is a professor of biology at the State University of New York. He has taught at the college level for over thirty years, specializing in biology for health science students.

Edition details

• Publisher: Chelsea House Publishers
• Publication date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0791092437
• ISBN 13: 9780791092439
• Binding: Library Binding
• Number of pages: 112