Compact research. Diseases and disorders

Through objective overviews, primary sources, and full-color illustrations, this title examines, What Is HPV? What Are the Health Risks of HPV? Can HPV Infection Be Prevented? and Should the HPV Vaccine Be Mandatory?.

Presents an overview of sexually transmitted diseases including the dangers, how they can be prevented, and what is being done to fight them.

Provides information on the diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer. Features a list of key people and advocacy groups, facts and illustrations, primary source quotes, a chronology, a list of related organizations, and additional resources.

A concise introduction to influenza that explains what it is and discusses causes, symptoms, and treatments with primary source quotations, facts, and illustrations.

Provides information on the causes, side effects, and treatment of various digestive disorders. Features a list of key people and advocacy groups, facts and illustrations, primary source quotes, a chronology, a list of related organizations, and additional resources.

Explains what brain tumors are and how they can affect health, details the symptoms and treatment of brain tumors, and explores how survivors deal with rehabilitation.

An introduction to genetic disorders featuring primary source quotes, facts, and illustrations. Covers the nature, cause, testing, and treatment of genetic disorders.

An overview of herpes that discusses causes, diagnosis, and treatment options, exploring how individuals manage complications related to the disease in order to live a normal life, and providing illustrations, statistics, a list of key people and advocacy groups, and a chronology.

Discusses the mental disorder known as schizophrenia, and also includes its history, symptoms, treatment, and current research.

Describes the physical characteristics of asthma, what triggers an attack, and treatments available for it. Discusses the role of pollution, environment, and allergens and ways to avoid the problems they pose. Includes illustrations, charts, a chronology, and graphs and provides a list of organizations to contact for information and an index.