152 Pages
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Routledge
152 Pages
by
Routledge
160 Pages
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Routledge
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Though medically minor and very common, herpes simplex is a condition which is capable of causing considerable distress, for psychological and social as much as physical reasons. Herpes Simplex contrasts the image of the condition presented in the media with the medical and epidemiological evidence, and discusses ways in which the distress associated with the condition can be alleviated. The... Read more
Chapter 1 The cultural, epidemiological and biomedical context; Chapter 2 The impact of diagnosis; Chapter 3 Learning to live with HSV symptoms; Chapter 4 Social implications; Chapter 5 Individual meaning and management; Chapter 6 Fighting stigma; Chapter 7 Conclusion;
Biography
T. Natasha Posner is Lecturer in Medical Sociology at the University of Queensland, Australia.
' ... as a text that presents a comprehensive overview of this virus and its biological, epidemiological and social consequences, Posner has provided a valuable case study. Like other books in this series, the writing is accessible, focused, relatively jargon-free and well referenced. It is a very useful resource for students in the way this very 'tidy' and fairly slim book demonstrates just what she wanted to deliver.' - Medical Sociology News: A Newsletter of the British Sociological Association December 1998
