Krasner's microbial challenge : a public health perspective /
Teri Shors, PhD (University of Wisconsin Oshkosh).
- Fourth edition.
- xxiii, 675 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 28 cm
Preceded by The microbial challenge / Robert I. Krasner, Teri Shors. 3rd ed. c2014.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Pre-germ theory, microbiology, and medicine -- Post-germ theory, microbiology, and medicine -- Sanitation, clean water, and food safety -- Identifying the challenge -- The microbial world -- 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 -- Protozoan, helminthic, and fungal diseases -- The immune response -- Control of microbial diseases -- Biological weapons, innovations, and technology -- Partnerships in the control of infectious diseases and the unfinished agenda.
College of Health Sciences Bachelor of Science in Medical Technology
Text in English
9781284139181 (pbk.)
2018040880
Medical microbiology. Communicable Diseases, Emerging--prevention & control Communicable Diseases, Emerging--microbiology Microbiological Phenomena