Offers an overview of the infectious diseases of the mouth, including gingivitis, endodontic infections, periodontal diseases, and bacteria, discussing their causes, symptoms, treatment, and impact on a person's overall health.
An introduction to the heart; kinds, causes, and symptoms of heartdisease and how it is treated; hazards for the heart; and how to protect oneself from heart disease.
Discusses the history of PID, or pelvic inflammatory disease, symptoms that result in being tested for various sexually transmitted diseases, discusses the female reproductive system, ways a person contracts pelvic inflammatory disease, available treatments and ways to prevent sexually transmitted diseases.
Cystic Fibrosis is a fatal genetic condition that affects people physically and mentally every day. This book describes the disease and the genetic causes behind it, follows researchers on their path to scientific discovery, identifies people who have excelled despite the condition, and tracks the latest treatments and research aimed at helping those with the condition. Sidebars highlight medical breakthroughs and the people who made them.
Presents a full-color-illustrated examination of the Mountain Gorillas of Rwanda, and describes the effects of human exposure on the gorillas, how emergency medical care is provided to them in the wild, and ways to protect their species from poachers and common human diseases.
Pierre the penguin lost his feathers and was too cold to swim in the water until aquatic biologist Pam came up with an idea to get Pierre to swim again.
