Close Encounters of the Microbial Kind: Everything You Need to Know About Common Infections

Chapter 1. Microbes and infectious diseases SECTION 2. SKIN INFECTIONSChapter 2. AcneChapter 3. Skin abscesses (boils)Chapter 4. DandruffChapter 5. Fungal nail infectionsChapter 6. Fungal infections of the skinChapter 7. ChickenpoxChapter 8. ShinglesChapter 9. Common warts SECTION 3. INFECTIONS OF THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEMChapter 10. The common coldChapter 11. InfluenzaChapter 12. Sore throatChapter 13. Coronavirus disease-2019Chapter 14. Acute sinusitisChapter 15. Chronic sinusitisChapter 16. Otitis media (middle ear infection) Chapter 17. Otitis externa (swimmers ear) Chapter 18. Acute bronchitis (chest cold) SECTION 4. INFECTIONS OF THE EYEChapter 19. Conjunctivitis (pink eye) SECTION 5. INFECTIONS OF THE ORAL CAVITYChapter 20. Tooth decay (caries)Chapter 21. Gum diseaseChapter 22. Bad breathChapter 23. Oral thrushChapter 24. Oral herpes SECTION 6. INFECTIONS OF THE GENITO-URINARY SYSTEMChapter 25. Cystitis (lower urinary tract infection)Chapter 26. VaginitisChapter 27. ChlamydiaChapter 28. GonorrhoeaChapter 29. Genital herpesChapter 30. Genital wartsChapter 31. Syphilis SECTION 7. INFECTIONS OF THE GASTROINTESTINAL SYSTEMChapter 32. Gastroenteritis due to CampylobacterChapter 33. Gastroenteritis due to SalmonellaChapter 34. Gastroenteritis due to Clostridium perfringensChapter 35. Gastroenteritis due to NorovirusChapter 36. Gastroenteritis due to Rotavirus