The Official Patient's Sourcebook on Leptospirosis: A Revised and Updated Directory for the Internet Age

This sourcebook has been created for patients who have decided to make education and Internet-based research an integral part of the treatment process. Although it gives information useful to doctors, caregivers and other health professionals, it also tells patients where and how to look for information covering virtually all topics related to leptospirosis, from the essentials to the most advanced areas of research. The title of this book includes the word official. This reflects the fact that the sourcebook draws from public, academic, government, and peer-reviewed research. Selected readings from various agencies are reproduced to give you some of the latest official information available to date on leptospirosis. Following an introductory chapter, the sourcebook is organized into three parts. PART I: THE ESSENTIALS; Chapter 1. The Essentials on Leptospirosis: Guidelines; Chapter 2. Seeking Guidance; PART II: ADDITIONAL RESOURCES AND ADVANCED MATERIAL; Chapter 3. Studies on Leptospirosis; Chapter 4. Books on Leptospirosis; Chapter 5. Multimedia on Leptospirosis; PART III. APPENDICES; Appendix A. Researching Your Medications; Appendix B. Researching Alternative Medicine; Appendix C. Finding Medical Libraries; Appendix D. Your Rights and Insurance; Appendix E. More on Leptospirosis Infection in Pets; ONLINE GLOSSARIES; LEPTOSPIROSIS GLOSSARY; INDEX. Related topics include: autumnal fever, Bushy Creek fever, cane field fever, Cane-cutter fever, Canefield Fever, Canicola fever, European swamp fever, Field Fever, Fort Bragg fever, Hemorrhagic jaundice, Icterohemorrhagic fever, mud fever, pea-picker's disease, Rice-field fever, Seven Day Fever, Leptospirosis, Spirochetosis, Stuttgart disease, Swamp fever, swineherd disease, Swineherd's disease, Weil disease, Weil's disease, wycon fever.