|
|
|
 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
 |
.
|
| Swine Flu/H1N1 - The Facts |
|
World Edition
|
|
|
Terence Stephenson
|
|
$14.95 Paperback
Release Date: 10/15/2009
ISBN: 9781849058216
|
| 112 Pages |
|
|
Distributed for Jessica Kingsley Publishers
|
|
| OTHER WAYS TO ORDER |
|
|
|
|
About the Book
Conflicting information about the swine flu epidemic has left many parents anxious and confused. In this clear and concise book, Professor Terence Stephenson presents all of the key facts about swine flu, and explains in plain and simple English what every parent needs to know about the virus, including:
· What is swine flu?
· Just how dangerous is it?
· What are the symptoms?
· What treatments are available?
· Is swine flu more dangerous in children and, if so, why?
· What can we learn from past pandemics?
This useful book also offers simple yet effective tips for helping children to avoid contracting swine flu, and a full list of Frequently Asked Questions with clear, honest and down-to-earth answers.
This is a must-read book for any parent who feels confused about swine flu, or worried about how best to protect their child, and for anyone working with children.
Click hear to listen to an interview with the author, Terence Stephenson.
CBC Radio One, 26-Oct-09.
About the Author(s)
Professor Terence Stephenson DM, FRCP, FRCPCH is President of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health in the UK. From 1st October 2009, he is Nuffield Professor of Child Health at the Institute of Child Health, University College London, and Honorary Consultant Pediatrician, Great Ormand Street Hospital and University College Hospital, London.
Table of Contents
1. Introduction.
2. What is H1N1 flu?
3. What is a pandemic, and what can we learn from previous flu pandemics?
4. What are the symptoms of H1N1 flu?
5. Treatment of H1N1 flu symptoms.
6. Antiviral drugs and the role of antibiotics.
7. H1N1 flu vaccine.
8. Preventing the spread of H1N1 flu.
9. How dangerous is H1N1 flu?
10. Frequently asked questions.
Useful resources.
Index.
Reviews
"Could there be a more timely book than Swine Flu/H1N1 - The Facts! This concise, informative, and easy-reading book will help parents, teachers, children and adolescents understand H1N1 flu. There is a great deal of anxiety that the H1N1 flu will be the next great epidemic of disease. This quick read will help all of us to deal with our anxieties and understand more about H1N1 flu."
-Howard Bauchner, MD, Boston University School of Medicine, and Editor-in-Chief, Archives of Disease in Childhood
Sample Chapter
A sample chapter of this title is not available at this time. For further information, please email info@ubcpress.ubc.ca.
Related Topics
Health/Medicine
Other Ways To Order
In Canada, order your copy of Swine Flu/H1N1 - The Facts from UTP Distribution at:
UTP Distribution
5201 Dufferin Street
Toronto, Ontario
M3H 5T8
Phone orders: 1(800)565-9523 or (416)667-7791
Fax orders: 1(800)221-9985 or (416)667-7832
Email: utpbooks@utpress.utoronto.ca
Ordering information for customers outside Canada
|
|
|
|
 |
|
