Krasner's microbial challenge : a public health perspective / Teri Shors.

Author/creator Shors, Teri author.
Format Electronic
EditionFourth edition.
PublicationBurlington, MA : Jones & Bartlett Learning, [2020]
Description1 online resource.
Supplemental ContentDirect 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 noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Source of descriptionOnline resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed January 30, 2019).
ISBN9781284139198 (electronic bk.)
ISBN1284139190 (electronic bk.)