Includes index.

1 Introduction to Microbes and Their Building Blocks2 Tools of the Laboratory: Methods for the Culturing and Microscopic Analysis of Microorganisms3 Bacteria and Archaea4 Eukaryotic Cells and Microorganisms5 Viruses and Prions6 Microbial Nutrition and Growth7 Microbial Metabolism8 Microbial Genetics and Genetic Engineering9 Physical and Chemical Control of Microbes10 Antimicrobial Treatment11 Interactions Between Microbes and Humans12 Host Defenses I: Overview and Innate Defenses13 Host Defenses II: Adaptive Immunity and Immunization14 Disorders in Immunity15 Diagnosing Infections16 Infectious Diseases Affecting the Skin and Eyes17 Infectious Diseases Affecting the Nervous System18 Infectious Diseases Affecting the Cardiovascular and Lymphatic Systems19 Infectious Diseases Affecting the Respiratory Systems20 Infectious Diseases Affecting the Gastrointestinal Tract21 Infectious Diseases Affecting the Genitourinary System22 One Health: The Interconnected Health of the Environment, Humans, and Other Animals

"Welcome! I am so glad you are here. I am very excited for you to try this book. I wrote it after years of frustration, teaching from books that didn't focus on the right things that my students needed. My students (and, I think, you) need a solid but not overwhelming introduction to microbiology and infectious diseases. I asked myself: What are the major concepts I want my students to remember five years from now? And then I worked backward from there, making sure everything pointed to the big picture. While this book has enough detail to give you context, there is not so much detail that you will lose sight of the major principles. Biological processes are described right next to the illustrations that illustrate them. The format is easier to read than most books, because there is only one column of text on a page and wider margins. The margins gave me space to add interesting illustrations and clinical content. A working nurse, Jennifer Lusk, brings her experience to life on the pages and shows you how this information will matter to you when you are working as a health care provider. We have interesting and up-to-the-moment Case Files, Medical Moments, Microbiome selections, and NCLEX ® questions in every chapter. My coauthor, Heidi Smith, has brought so much to the book and online material. I don't think you'll find a better online set of learning tools anywhere. I really wanted this to be a different kind of book. I've started using it in my own classes and my students love it! Well, maybe they have to say that, but I hope you truly do enjoy it and find it to be a refreshing kind of science book"-- Provided by publisher

College of Health Sciences Bachelor of Science in Medical Technology

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