Date : 2009
Type : Livre / Book
Langue / Language : anglais / English
ISBN : 978-3-7643-9912-2
Classification Dewey : 616.9041
Collection : Birkhäuser advances in infectious diseases / Cham : Springer International Publishing AG , 2005-
Résumé / Abstract : The common cold is unlike any other human disease. It seems impossible to defeat and affects all of us on a regular basis. Due to the large number of viruses causing colds any specific cure is a major challenge. This unique book brings together a wide range of topics, from our ancestors’ views about disease, followed by the questions why and how we sneeze, cough and get a runny nose, to the intricacies of host-virus interactions and immunological phenomena on the molecular level. Popular treatments, "over the counter" medicines and interventions are reviewed. Finally recent developments and new treatment options are highlighted