
I learned more than I ever knew there was to know about colds when I read Ah-Choo! by Jennifer Ackerman:
Some colds are like mice, timid and annoying; others like dragons, accompanied by body aches and deep misery. In AH-CHOO!, Jennifer Ackerman explains what, exactly, a cold is, how it works, and whether it's really possible to "fight one off." Scientists call this the Golden Age of the Common Cold because Americans suffer up to a billion colds each year, resulting in 40 million days of missed work and school and 100 million doctor visits. They've also learned over the past decade much more about what cold viruses are, what they do to the human body, and how symptoms can be addressed. In this ode to the odious cold, Ackerman sifts through the chatter about treatments-what works, what doesn't, and what can't hurt. She dispels myths, such as susceptibility to colds reflects a weakened immune system. And she tracks current research, including work at the University of Virginia at Charlottesville, a world-renowned center of cold research studies, where the search for a cure continues.This book is packed with information! Some of it is familiar (e.g., frequent hand-washing reduces the chance of catching a cold), but much was new and sometimes surprising. Note that it contains a few references to evolution, but that's a very minor element of the book. Ah-Choo! is worth a read. I'd like to share one bit that surprised me:
Microbes make up the majority of cells in our own bodies (we don't look more germlike because our human cells are bigger than than their microbial ones).Learn more about Ah-Choo! and find out where to purchase a copy from the Hachette Book Group product page.
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