Keeping Your Child Healthy in a Germ-Filled World: A Guide for Parents
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    [year] => 2011
    [artist] => Athena P. Kourtis
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    [title] => Keeping Your Child Healthy in a Germ-Filled World
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    [synopsis] => A "well written and easily comprehended" guide to the microbes in our midst-and how to protect kids from infections (Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal).

We're all too aware that the world is full of germs-viruses old and new, parasites, fungi, bacteria that sometimes evolve into antibiotic-resistant superbugs. But the truth is that while infections are harmful, not all germs are bad. In fact, some of them we can't live without.

In this book a pediatrician who specializes in infectious diseases gives parents the clear information they need to keep their families healthy-without panicking or going overboard. Dr. Athena P. Kourtis sorts through topics including antibiotics, vaccines, hygiene, health foods, and home remedies, and identifies which rules to follow-and which ones to ignore. She says:

• No to overprotecting your children from germs

• No to antimicrobial soaps and cleaning products at home

• No to over-prescribed antibiotics

• Yes to strategic hand washing

• Yes to being conscious of germs and the pathways they use

• Yes to vaccines

She offers tips for protecting children at home, in school, at meals, on the playground, on trips, while playing sports-and answers questions that commonly worry parents. How many times should you wash prewashed spinach? (At least twice.) Does getting enough sleep help fight infection? (Yes.) Are pre-sliced foods more likely to spread infection? (They are.) This comprehensive guide is the first step in helping you and your child stay afloat in the microbial sea.
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    [series] => Johns Hopkins Press Health Book
    [subtitle] => A Guide for Parents
    [publisher] => Johns Hopkins University Press
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