Shors, Teri <br/><br/>
Krasner's microbial challenge :   a public health perspective /  
Teri Shors 
 - 4th ed. 
 - Burlington, MA :   Jones & Bartlett Learning,   [2020] 
 - xxiii, 675 p. :    ill. (chiefly color) ;  28 cm 
<br/><br/> Includes access code for online companion course/navigate companion website; access code may be required and is not guaranteed with used or library copies. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781284139181 (pbk.) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Communicable Diseases, Emerging--prevention & control<br/>Communicable Diseases, Emerging--microbiology<br/>Microbiological Phenomena
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>616.9041 SHO