Shmaefsky, Brian

Examines the causes, symptoms, and treatment of toxic shock syndrome, and discusses the lasting consequences of the infectious disease.

An overview of gonorrhea that provides information on the disease's causes, transmission, treatment, and prevention.

Describes the diseases rubella and rubeola including transmission, symptoms, diagnosis and treatments.

Presents a concise study of meningitis, a disease that causes inflammation of the protective covering that surrounds the brain and spinal cord, and provides information on the symptoms and causes of the disease, the various forms of meningitis, as well as diagnosis, treatment, and prevention.

Presents an overview of toxic shock syndrome, explaining how septic diseases work and covering different types of the syndrome, its epidemiology, its diagnosis and treatment, and the legal cases that led to changes in tampon materials after the 1979-1982 toxic shock syndrome outbreak.

A biotechnology overview containing an introduction to the field; articles on alphabetized topics such as amino acid analyzers and sequencers, electrophoresis, and nanotechnology; information on biotechnology innovations; short biographies of approximately ninety important figures; a glossary; and an annotated list of resources.

Addresses controversial issues inbiotechnology including crop production, animal agriculture, the growth of industry and commerce, and more.

Examines the different types of meningitis and discusses its epidemiology, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention.

Discusses the symptoms, transmission, history, vaccine, and research associated with yellow fever, a viral disease, covering future prospects for preventing its spread and controlling it in areas with limited health care, such as parts of Africa and South America.

An overview of syphilis, a life threatening sexually transmitted disease, that discusses symptoms and complications, transmission, treatment options, and the importance of prevention.