The microbial challenge : a public health perspective / Robert I. Krasner, Teri Shors.
By: Krasner, Robert I.
Contributor(s): Shors, Teri.
Burlington, Mass. : Jones & Bartlett Learning, c2014Edition: 3rd ed.Description: xxxiv, 545 p. : col. ill. ; 26 cm.ISBN: 9781449673338 (alk. paper); 9781449673758 (pbk.).Subject(s): Communicable Diseases, Emerging | Microbiological PhenomenaGenre/Form: Print books.DDC classification: 616.9/041| Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| On Shelf | QR46 .K734 2014 (Browse shelf) | Available | AU0000000002761 |
Includes index.
Identifying the challenge -- The microbial world -- The beneficial aspects of microbes: the other side of the coin -- Bacteria -- Viruses and prions -- Bacterial genetics -- Concepts of microbial disease -- Epidemiology and cycle of microbial disease -- Bacterial diseases -- Viral and prion diseases -- Protozoans , helminthic, and fungal diseases -- The immune response -- Control of microbial diseases -- Partnerships in the control of infectious diseases -- Biological weapons -- Current plagues -- The unfinished agenda.