No Germs Allowed!

AIDS, tuberculosis, hepatitis, chickenpox, malaria, Lyme disease, salmonella, strep throat-no matter where you go or where you live, you are at risk from infectious disease. But there are ways you can protect yourself and your family!

The revised and expanded edition of this classic guide explains what you need to know to keep the germs away. From the infections of daily life, like the common cold and traveler's diarrhea, to dangerous, rare diseases such as plague, hantavirus, and invasive strep bacteria, to recent threats of mad cow disease, West Nile virus, SARS, and bioterrorism, this unique guide tells you:

your chances of getting sicksimple precautions you can takewhich vaccinations and shots are worthwhilehow to avoid catching infections in the hospitalspecial precautions to take if you are pregnanthow to ward off infections even if you have chronic health problems or are HIV positivehow to keep well while travelingwhat to eat-and not eat-on the roadsymptoms that signal troublewhat illnesses you can get from bug bites and animalshow to prevent sexually transmitted diseaseswho should get flu shots and whywhy you should see your doctor before you get sickDr. Winkler G. Weinberg lets you know what you need to worry about and what you don't.