Human Diseases and Conditions
For middle school, high school and consumer health readers
Praised by information professionals
“This reference is one of the best I’ve seen on diseases. … If you could only buy one health
set for your library, this would be an excellent choice. Students could use this not only
for reports but for general reading material as well. Highly recommended.”
— The Book Report (on the first edition of Human Diseases and Conditions).
Human Diseases
and Conditions
Charles Scribner’s Sons
2nd Ed. Ready October 2009.
Three volumes.
ISBN: 978-0-6843-1238-5.
Order #GML30509-180761.
eBook. Ready March 2009.
ISBN: 978-0-6843-1515-7.
Order #GML30509-226000.
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NEW EDITION
Medical reference sources
are often very technical and difficult for lay readers
to understand. Human Diseases and Conditions is
different. Created by a team of doctors and health
education experts, this attractive, user-friendly
encyclopedia was written for middle school, high
school and consumer health readers.
The fully reviewed and revised second edition
of Human Diseases and Conditions reflects
changes in scholarship around human diseases,
expands coverage from the first edition and its
supplements, and presents the most accurate and
up-to-date information available on diseases and
conditions. From abscesses to zoonoses, over
450 diseases and conditions are profiled. Ranging
from a half-page for minor conditions like hives
to seven pages for major diseases like diabetes,
articles include:
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A definition of the disease or condition
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An explanation of what it does to the body
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I nformation on the causes, symptoms, diagnosis,
and treatment
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Useful features
Besides the expected details about causes,
symptoms, diagnoses and treatments, Human
Diseases and Conditions offers the following special
features that will fascinate and inform readers:
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Marginal definitions with pronunciations
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Fact boxes that deliver helpful details and data
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revention and lifestyle guidance where
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appropriate
Brief bibliographies and referral lists
Curious students will appreciate the human
interest element found in many entries, including:
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Created for young people
Human Diseases and Conditions was written with
teenagers and lay readers in mind and is a perfect
starting point for research papers or answers to
quick questions. Easy-to-ready entries cover widely
experienced conditions like a sore throat and
less common ailments such as Marfan syndrome,
Chagas’ disease and Ebola hemorrhagic fever.
ase studies of teenagers, celebrities or other
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patients who have had or currently live with
the illness
escriptions of how the health care system
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functions as it treats a person with the disease
or condition
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Historical/literary sidebars that look at the
illnesses of literary characters or present
fascinating perspectives that go back 100,
200 or even 1,000 years
400 colorful images — statistics, graphs, charts,
illustrations and photographs — that add a
compelling dimension to the text
Cross references and a full analytical index that
lead users to the information they need
Sample entries found in
Human Diseases and Conditions, 2nd Ed.
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Anencephaly
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Pancreatitis
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Asperger syndrome
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Pinworm infestation
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Botulism
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Reye’s syndrome
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Brain cancer
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Rosacea
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Caffeine-related disorders
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Sarcoma
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Campylobacteriosis
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Schizophrenia
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Cervical cancer
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Toxoplasmosis
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Turner syndrome
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Urinary tract infections
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Fanconi anemia
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Vaccination
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Fluid and electrolyte disorders
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Vascular diseases
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Galactorrhea
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Warts
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West Nile fever
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Yeast infection, vaginal
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Yellow fever
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Zoonoses
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And many more
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Herpes simplex virus
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Kidney cancer
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Kwashiorkor
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Lymphoma
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Obesity
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Ovarian cysts
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