Krasner's microbial challenge : a public health perspective

Krasner's microbial challenge : a public health perspective /

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Bibliographic Details
Online Access:	Full text (MCPHS users only)
Main Author:	Shors, Teri (Author)
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Burlington, MA : Jones & Bartlett Learning, 2020
Edition:	Fourth edition.
Subjects:	Medical microbiology. Communicable Diseases, Emerging > prevention & control. Communicable Diseases, Emerging > microbiology. Microbiological Phenomena. Electronic books.

Table of Contents:

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.