The Microbial Challenge: Human-Microbe Interactions
American Society for Microbiology (Verlag)
978-1-55581-241-6 (ISBN)
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This textbook has been designed for use in science courses for non-biology majors. It examines microbial (infectious) diseases and their societal consequences, including descriptions of some of the major microbial diseases through the ages, efforts put forth to meet the challenges raised by microbes, and public health measures of protection and surveillance put in place to keep ever-challenging microbes at bay. The beneficial nature of microbes is also examined; they are vital to the cycles of nature, the synthesis of vitamins in out intestinal tract, and play an important role in the food industry.
Section I: The Challenge 1. Status of the Challenge 2. The World of Microbes 3. Bacteria 4. Viruses 5. Concepts of Microbial (Infectious) Disease 6. Basic Concepts of Epidemiology 7. Bacterial Diseases 8. Viral Diseases 9. Protozoa and Protozoan Diseases Section II: Meeting the Challenge 10. Bacterial Diseases of Antiquity 11. Viral and Protozoan Diseases of Antiquity 12. Progress in Meeting the Challenge - 20th Century 13. Host Immune System Section III: Public Health Measures in Meeting the Challenge 14. Levels of Protection and Surveillance Section IV: The Potential Challenge of Biological Warfare 15. The Threat of Biological Warfare Section V: Harnessing the Microbes 16. Exploitation of Microbes for the Benefit of Mankind
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 28.6.2007 |
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| Verlagsort | Washington DC |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Gewicht | 1616 g |
| Themenwelt | Studium ► Querschnittsbereiche ► Prävention / Gesundheitsförderung |
| Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Mikrobiologie / Immunologie | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-55581-241-4 / 1555812414 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-55581-241-6 / 9781555812416 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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