Germ Proof Your Kids: The Complete Guide to Protecting
        (without Overprotecting) Your Family from Infections

Germ Proof Your Kids: The Complete Guide to Protecting (without Overprotecting) Your Family from Infections

©2008 ASM Press - American Society for Microbiology
Authors/Editors: Harley A. Rotbart, M.D.
ISBN: 1555814271 / 9781555814274
Subjects: Pediatrics, Pediatric Nursing, Family Medicine, Infectious Disease
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Overview

Germ Proof Your Kids: The Complete Guide to Protecting (without Overprotecting) Your Family from Infections is a wide reaching cross-over title, appealing to a variety of specialties including pediatrics, family medicine, primary care, infectious diseases, public health and nursing. This e-book, which compares the latest scientific findings with traditional home treatments, offers essential explanations of infectious diseases and details strategies to protect the entire family. Germ Proof covers common maladies like fever, ear infections and strep throat, rare disorders such as AIDS, Bird Flu and West
Nile Virus, child immunity, the array of defenses available against germs and infections and how to understand and interpret the latest research news. A Doody's "3-star" selection!

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Authors

Dr. Harley Rotbart
Professor and Vice Chairman of Pediatrics at the University of Colorado School of Medicine and The Children’s Hospital of Denver, where he has practiced, taught, and researched Pediatric Infectious Diseases for the past 25 years. He has been selected to Best Doctors in America every year since 1996, written more than 175 professional publications on infections in kids, and won numerous national and international awards for research and teaching. He lives in Denver with his wife Sara and their 3 teenage kids.

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"This clear and comprehensive resource will dispel your germ phobias, bring clarity to today’s alphabet-soup of infectious disease threats, and arm you with empowering perspective, prudence, and common sense."

-- Marianne Neifert, M.D. (Dr. Mom®), pediatrician, author, speaker and mother of five


"Definitely the book to buy to find up-to-the-minute information parents want on everyday childhood infections, their prevention and treatment."

-- Donald Schiff, M.D., F.A.A.P., Professor of Pediatrics, Past President of the American Academy of Pediatrics and author of A Guide to Your Child's Symptoms


"Parents should read this book. In an entertaining and easy to understand way, Dr. Rotbart explains everything a parent needs to know about infections. This is a terrific book!"

-- Stephen Berman, M.D., F.A.A.P., Professor of Pediatrics, Past President of the American Academy of Pediatrics, and author of Pediatric Decision Making


"Allow Dr Rotbart to guide you through our germy world, separating fact from fiction. Follow his expert advice on how to prevent and treat the infections of childhood."

-- Barton Schmitt, M.D., F.A.A.P., Professor of Pediatrics, author of the bestselling Your Child’s Health, and winner of the Pediatric Education Award from the American Academy of Pediatrics


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