Krasner's Microbial Challenge : a Public Health Perspective /
Teri Shors, PhD (University of Wisconsin Oshkosh).
- 4th ed.
- Burlington, MA : Jones & Bartlett Learning, [2020]
- 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.
1. Pre-germ theory, microbiology, and medicine 2. Post-germ theory, microbiology, and medicine 3. Sanitation, clean water, and food safety 4. Identifying the challenge 5. The microbial world 6. Beneficial aspects of microbes : the other side of the coin 7. Bacteria 8. Viruses and prions 9. Bacterial genetics 10. Concepts of microbial disease 11. Epidemiology and cycle of microbial disease 12. Bacterial diseases 13. Viral and prion diseases 14. Protozoan, helminthic, and fungal diseases 15. The immune response 16. Control of microbial diseases 17. Biological weapons, innovations, and technology 18. Partnerships in the control of infectious diseases and the unfinished agenda
9781284139181
Communicable Diseases--prevention & control Communicable Diseases--microbiology Microbiological Phenomena Medical microbiology