This premier textbook provides a background in the sciences—the foundation in microbiology needed to perform duties as health care professionals.

Microbiology for the Health Sciences covers all the core concepts outlined for an introductory course by the American Society of Microbiology. This edition has a new full-color art program and provides up-to-date coverage of microbe-associated medical problems, including "bird flu," SARS, West Nile virus, "mad cow disease," anthrax, and smallpox.

A bound-in CD-ROM includes case studies, self-assessment exercises, terminology lists, plus "Insight" and "Microbiology—Hollywood Style" sections that provide clinical insights and fun facts.

Contents

Introduction to Microbiology

1. Microbiology—the science
2. Microscopy

Introduction to Microorganisms

3. Cell structure and taxonomy
4. Diversity of microorganisms 1: accellular and procaryotic microbes
5. Diversity of microrganisms 2: eucaryotic microbes

Chemical and Genetic Aspects of Microorganisms

6. Biochemistry: the chemistry of life
7. Microbial physiology and genetics

Controlling the Growth of Microorganisms

8. Controlling microbial growth in vitro
9. Using antimicrobial agents to control microbial growth in vivo

Environmental Microbiology

10. Microbial ecology
11. Epidemiology and public health

Microbiology in Healthcare Facilities

12. Healthcare epidemiology: nosocomial infections and infection control
13. Diagnosing infectious diseases

Pathogenicity and Host Defense Mechanisms

14. Pathogenesis of infectious diseases
15. Nonspecific host defense mechanisms
16. Specific host defense mechanisms: an introduction to immunology

Infectious Diseases

17. Major Viral, Bacterial, and Fungal Diseases of Humans
18. Major parasitic diseases of humans: an introduction to medical parasitology

Appendices
Index

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