Common Cold /
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Basel :
Birkhäuser Basel : Imprint: Birkhäuser,
2009.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2009. |
| Series: | Birkhäuser Advances in Infectious Diseases,
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Table of Contents:
- A short history of the common cold
- Mechanisms of symptoms of common cold and flu
- Common respiratory infections diagnosed in general practice
- Epidemiology
- The role of viruses in the etiology and pathogenesis of common cold
- Etiology of the common cold: Modulating factors
- Host defenses
- Transmission of colds
- Interventions to prevent transmission of the common cold
- Antivirals for the common cold
- Antibiotic use for common cold
- Over the counter medicines for colds
- Vitamins and minerals
- Herbal, traditional and alternative remedies.