Understanding Herpes: Revised Second Edition (Understanding Health and Sickness Series) - Softcover

Book 22 of 26: Understanding Health and Sickness

Lawrence R. Stanberry (author)

 
9781578068685: Understanding Herpes: Revised Second Edition (Understanding Health and Sickness Series)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1578068681 ISBN 13: 9781578068685
Publisher: University Press of Mississippi, 2006

Synopsis

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 ways in which it is transmitted, its symptoms, and the most effective treatments for fighting infection and aftereffects. The book also details how the virus can manifest itself in AIDS patients, pregnant women, and newborns, and discusses the emotional problems that can be caused by herpes infections. Revised chapters provide:

  • New information regarding the diagnosis and treatment of genital herpes
  • New breakthroughs and discoveries in antiviral therapy
  • New data about the connection between genital herpes and an increased risk of acquiring and transmitting HIV
  • Additional steps people can take to reduce the spread of genital herpes between sexual partners
  • New information about how drug treatments can reduce the likelihood of spreading the infection to sexual partners
  • Updated information about the use of antiviral drugs during pregnancy
A chapter on vaccines includes new information about topical microbicides that may prove effective in preventing genital herpes in women. In plain, informative language this book is ideal for the patient and for loved ones.

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About the Author

Lawrence R. Stanberry, M.D. and Ph.D., is chair of pediatrics and director of the Sealy Center for Vaccine Development at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston. He has served on numerous advisory and review panels and was the chair of the Vaccine Study Section at the National Institutes of Health.

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Publisher
University Press of Mississippi
Publication date
2006
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1578068681
ISBN 13 
9781578068685
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
2
Number of pages
277

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