TY - BOOK AU - Shors, Teri, TI - Krasner's Microbial Challenge: a Public Health Perspective SN - 9781284139181 U1 - 616.9041 PY - 2020///] CY - Burlington, MA PB - Jones & Bartlett Learning KW - Communicable Diseases KW - prevention & control KW - microbiology KW - Microbiological Phenomena KW - Medical microbiology N1 - 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 ER -