"A fine reference of the first resort, with sections that break out and clearly explain the causes, preventive measures, symptoms, treatment options and stages of diseases." -- Woodland Hills Daily News
"Bunch's medical reference book is comprehensive...[and] makes a fine reference of first resort.... His five-page summary of how to stay healthy is better than a whole year's worth of blurby magazine stories." -- Dallas Morning News --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
Product Description
Looking to be vaccinated against indecision and ignorance when unnerving family health questions arise? The Family Encyclopedia of Disease is the ideal prescription. Clearly written and illustrated, this information-rich volume is the quickest, most accurate one-stop resource available on the full range of human ailments, irritations and diseases-what each is, how they are caused, how they are best treated and possibly prevented, and when to call the doctor.
Organized alphabetically, with extensive cross-referencing and indexing, The Family Encyclopedia of Disease includes entries on newly discovered diseases, historically significant ones (such as the plague), and a whole range of injuries and symptoms. Additional entries cover every organ in the body in terms of size, location, function, and the specific conditions that might affect it.
From migraines to Marfan's disease, from xerophthalmia to X-linked diseases, from vaccines to vitamin K, The Family Encyclopedia of Disease answers crucial human health questions succinctly and honestly. 132 illustrations.
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