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9783764398941

Common Cold

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  • ISBN13:

    9783764398941

  • ISBN10:

    3764398949

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2009-12-01
  • Publisher: Birkhauser

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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.

Table of Contents

List of contributorsp. vii
Prefacep. ix
A short history of the common coldp. 1
Mechanisms of symptoms of common cold and flup. 23
Common respiratory infections diagnosed in general practicep. 47
Epidemiologyp. 77
The role of viruses in the etiology and pathogenesis of common coldp. 107
Etiology of the common cold: Modulating factorsp. 149
Host defensesp. 187
Transmission of coldsp. 197
Interventions to prevent transmission of the common coldp. 211
Antivirals for the common coldp. 221
Antibiotic use for common coldp. 237
Over the counter medicines for coldsp. 249
Vitamins and mineralsp. 275
Herbal, traditional and alternative remediesp. 309
Indexp. 349
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