101 Diseases You Don't Want to Get

Every illness you've ever shuddered at is here in this handy pocket guide, from African trypanosomiasis (sleeping sickness) to zoonoses, all charmingly illustrated. Find out what the symptoms are (you probably have one or more of them already), what your prognosis is (probably not good), where you caught it, and how it can be treated -- if it can. And, of course, there are illustrations to let you know what you're going to end up looking like at the end of the whole sorry story. In this line-up of real nightmares that want to take you down every time you step outdoors, scary exotics like West Nile and Ebola are profiled alongside familiar horrors like rabies and meningitis; relative newcomers like SARS, bird flu and HIV are detailed alongside those old enemies diphtheria, cholera, and many, many more. Each disease is dissected using these questions and descriptions: What is it; where can I catch it; major outbreaks; how do I know if I have it; chances of survival; and how do I get rid of it?Powell, Michael is the author of '101 Diseases You Don't Want to Get', published 2005 under ISBN 9781560257370 and ISBN 1560257377.