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Tetanus / by Guilfoile, Patrick.(CARDINAL)689850; Babcock, Hilary.(CARDINAL)488060;
Includes bibliographical references and index.What is tetanus? -- Tetanus in history -- How does clostridium tetani cause disease? -- How is tetanus treated? -- How is tetanus prevented? -- Continuing concerns and current status of tetanus -- Future prospects regarding tetanus.
Subjects: Tetanus;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Give me your heart : tales of mystery and suspense / by Oates, Joyce Carol,1938-(CARDINAL)137751;
Give me your heart -- Split/brain -- The first husband -- Strip poker -- Smother -- Tetanus -- The spill -- Nowhere -- Bleeed -- Vena cava.The need for love---obsessive, self-destructive, unpredictable---takes us to forbidden places, as in the chilling world of Give Me Your Heart, a new collection of stories by the inimitable Joyce Carol Oates.
Subjects: Short stories.; Thrillers (Fiction); Detective and mystery fiction.; Detective and mystery stories, American.;
Available copies: 5 / Total copies: 7
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Give me your heart : tales of mystery and suspense / by Oates, Joyce Carol,1938-(CARDINAL)137751;
Give me your heart -- Split/brain -- The first husband -- Strip poker -- Smother -- Tetanus -- The spill -- Nowhere -- Bleeed -- Vena cava.A new collection of stories by National Book Award winner Joyce Carol Oates. In the suspenseful "Strip Poker," a reckless adolescent girl must find a way of turning the tables on a gathering of increasingly threatening young men. Can she outplay them? In the award-winning "Smother!" a young woman's nightmare memory of childhood brings trouble on her professor-mother. Which of them will win? In "Split/Brain" a woman who has blundered into a lethal situation confronts the possibility of saving herself. Will she take it? In "The First Husband," a jealous man discovers that his wife seems to have lied about her first marriage, and exacts a cruel revenge, years after the fact. In these and other powerful tales, children veer beyond their parents' control, wives and husbands wake up to find that they hardly know each other, haunted pasts intrude upon uncertain futures, and those who bring us the most harm may be the nearest at hand.
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Detective and mystery fiction.; Short stories.;
Available copies: 6 / Total copies: 6
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Contagious and non-contagious infectious diseases sourcebook : basic information about contagious diseases like measles, polio, hepatitis B, and infectious mononucleosis, non-contagious infectious diseases like tetanus and toxic shock syndrome, and diseases occurring as secondary infections such as shingles and Reye syndrome along with vaccination, prevention, and treatment information and a section describing emerging infectious disease threats / by Bellenir, Karen.(CARDINAL)386725; Dresser, Peter D.(CARDINAL)681388;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: Communicable diseases; Infection;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The fourth horseman : one man's secret mission to wage the Great War in America / by Koenig, Robert L.(CARDINAL)482484;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 323-330) and index.Virginia. Warhorses ; Greenfield Farm ; Tissues and cyanide ; Disquiet on the Western Front ; Deadly cultures ; "Absolute security" in Chevy Chase -- Germany. Crossings ; Bacilli in Berlin ; "A difficult inner struggle" ; Gateway to the West ; Spy hunting -- Mexico and Spain. South of the border ; Spanish flu ; The fourth horseman ; "They had no choice" -- Epilogue.Includes information on anthrax, chemical warfare, Civil War (U.S.), Glanders disease, Influenza pandemic (1918), Lockjaw (tetanus), propaganda, spies, U-boats, etc.
Subjects: Biographies.; Dilger, Anton.; Spies; War horses; World War, 1914-1918; World War, 1914-1918;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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The vaccine answer book : 200 essential answers to help you make the right decisions for your child / by Loehr, Jamie.(CARDINAL)486178;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 285-290).Understanding vaccines. Vaccine basics ; Principles of vaccines ; A brief history of vaccines ; Vaccination logistics ; How to evaluate vaccines -- Vaccines in the first year of life. The pneumococcal vaccine for young children ; The haemophilus influenzae type B (HiB) vaccine ; The diphtheria, tetanus, and acellular pertussis (DTaP) vaccine ; The rotavirus vaccine ; The influenza vaccine ; The hepatitis B vaccine ; The polio vaccine -- Other childhood vaccines. The measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine ; The chickenpox vaccine ; The hepatitis A vaccine ; The tetanus, diphtheria, and acellular pertussis (Tdap and Td) vaccines ; The meningococcal vaccine ; The human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine ; The pneumococcal vaccine for older children and adults -- Vaccines throughout life. The shingles vaccine ; Other adult vaccine ; Travel vaccines and other vaccines -- Vaccine controversies and myths. Vaccines and autism ; Other vaccine questions and concerns.
Subjects: Vaccination of children; Immunization of children;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 3
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Just here trying to save a few lives : tales of life and death from the ER / by Grim, Pamela.(CARDINAL)432482;
Subjects: Biographies.; Grim, Pamela.; Emergency physicians; Hospitals;
Available copies: 4 / Total copies: 5
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The vaccine guide : risks and benefits for children and adults / by Neustaedter, Randall,1949-;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: Vaccination; Immunization of children; Vaccines;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 3
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Vaccination / by Idzikowski, Lisa,editor.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."Since the smallpox vaccine was invented in 1796, vaccination has played an essential role in eradicating a number of diseases, including polio, measles, tetanus, and smallpox. Despite its effectiveness at preventing disease outbreaks, vaccination has been met with resistance. It has on rare occasions caused patients to become injured or ill, encouraging some to deduce that they are not worth the risk. Questions about whether vaccines are linked to autism also abound. While universal vaccination would help to eliminate diseases, the question of whether it violates individual liberty merits consideration. The prospective future of vaccination will also be discussed"--
Subjects: Vaccines; Vaccination; Vaccination;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Unavoidably unsafe : childhood vaccines reconsidered / by Geehr, Edward C.,author.; Barke, Jeffrey,author.; Bigtree, Del,author of forward.(CARDINAL)873657;
Includes bibliographical references and index.The concept of unavoidably unsafe -- First, do no harm -- Meet the risky six -- COVID-19 -- Hepatitis B (HepB) -- Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV-mAB) -- Influenza (flu) -- Diptheria, tetanus, acellular pertussis (DTaP) -- Measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR vaccine) -- MMR and autism spectrum disorder (ASD), the great debate -- Varicella (chickenpox) vaccine -- Haemophilus influenzae B vaccine (Hib) -- Hepatitis A vaccine (HepA) -- Inactivated poliovirus vaccine (IPV) -- Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) -- Rotavirus vaccine (RV) -- Why a child should never, ever be given an mRNA vaccine -- Gardasil and HPV: high risk, low reward -- Vaccines and pregnancy: risky business -- State vaccine requirements and exemptions -- Questions to ask your pediatrician.In Unavoidably Unsafe, Dr. Edward Geehr and Dr. Jeffrey Barke confront the prevailing beliefs surrounding childhood vaccines with unflinching scrutiny and bold insight. As seasoned physicians, they acknowledge the revered status vaccines hold in modern medicine while bravely questioning their safety and efficacy. From the historical triumphs of polio eradication to the complexities of modern immunization schedules, Geehr and Barke unravel the layers of vaccine development and regulation. They shed light on the unintended consequences of vaccine mandates and the erosion of informed consent in the face of mounting pharmaceutical influence.
Subjects: Informational works.; Vaccination of children.; Immunization of children.; Vaccination of children; Vaccines; Medical laws and legislation.;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 3
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