Things you can't see can make you sick
Subtitle: viruses & bacteria
By: Rae Simons
Series: The Kids' Guide to Disease & Wellness; Kids' guide to disease & wellness
Publisher: AlphaHouse Publishing
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Vestal, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 63
ISBN-13: 9781934970164; 9781934970119
Subjects: Bacterial diseases; Virus diseases in children; Bacteria; Viruses; Virus diseases; Diseases
Other titles: Viruses and bacteria
Description: Information on how the thousands of viruses and bacteria can cause illness, from common infections such as colds, flu, and pink eye, to potentially fatal infections such as AIDS and HIV, hepatitis, and SARS. Explains the differences between viruses and bacteria, describes how viruses can mutate to become potentially more dangerous, and provides important information on how people can protect themselves from both kinds of germs.
Notes: At head of title: Why people get sick & how they can stay well.

Includes web resources (p. 60-61) and index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.