TY - BOOK AU - Shors,Teri TI - Krasner's microbial challenge: a public health perspective SN - 9781284139181 (pbk.) AV - QR46 .K734 2020 U1 - 616.9041 Sh79 2020 23 PY - 2020/// CY - Burlington, Massachusetts, USA PB - Jones & Bartlett Learning KW - Medical microbiology KW - Communicable Diseases, Emerging KW - prevention & control KW - microbiology KW - Microbiological Phenomena N1 - 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; CHS; Bachelor of Science in Medical Technology N2 - ER -