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Parents anxiety about their children contracting vicious germs and untreatable diseases is understandable. The daily news is filled with stories of resistant "Superbugs", contaminated hamburger and spinach, Bird Flu, "flesh-eating" germs, and the West Nile Virus. In a world seemingly full of microscopic danger, where can concerned parents turn to protect their kids? Finally, a respected pediatrician and infectious diseases expert brings common sense and real science to answer parents' most pressing questions about the warfare that germs are waging on their children.

Germ Proof Your Kids: The Complete Guide to Protecting (without Overprotecting) Your Family from Infections, is the inside source on germ defense – from antibiotics and vaccines to health foods and home remedies. Written by internationally recognized pediatric infectious diseases specialist Harley A. Rotbart, M.D., Germ Proof Your Kids offers an accessible, comprehensive handbook for parents and physicians. By combining the latest scientific findings on disease prevention and treatment with the ages-old wisdom of Mom and Grandma, Dr. Rotbart demystifies childhood infections.

While written for parents, this volume also serves as a perfect office manual for physicians, providing the up-to-date, concise information that doctors need to educate parents about germs and the best available treatment options.