Krasner's microbial challenge : a public health perspective / Teri Shors.
| Author/creator | Shors, Teri author. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Edition | Fourth edition. |
| Publication | Burlington, MA : Jones & Bartlett Learning, [2020] |
| Description | 1 online resource. |
| Supplemental Content | Direct link to eBook |
| Subjects |
| 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. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Source of description | Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed January 30, 2019). |
| ISBN | 9781284139198 (electronic bk.) |
| ISBN | 1284139190 (electronic bk.) |