On a massive space station, the Earth's first full-scale orbital research station, a team of scientists are examining a variety of microbes, including one dubbed Chimera that has been disguised and smuggled aboard. When it gets loose on the station, the scientists are confronted battling an enemy that has the ability to replicate any DNA strand ...
Appropriate for the non-major/allied health student, this authoritative text carefully explains the fundamentals of microbiology, providing a general overview of the principles followed by more detailed explanations. With its clear and concise writing style, "Microbiology: A Human Perspective" offers modern coverage on such topics as genomics, ...
In a summer of panic and death in 1878, more than half the population of Memphis, Tennessee, fled the yellow fever epidemic. In her account, Crosby profiles several scientists, some of whom died in their fight to identify the cause of this disease that remains a threat to this very day.
So you think modern medicine has the whole virus game figured out? Think again. And it's not even a question of "if" we'll be hit by some new and deadly disease - it's "when." The war on germs is being fought on many fronts - from the skirmishes with disease-carrying mosquitoes that cross oceans hidden away in airline wheel wells to the high ...
This premier textbook gives students - with or without a background in the sciences - the foundation in microbiology they need to perform their duties as health care professionals. In an engaging style, the text covers all the core concepts outlined for an introductory course by the American Society of Microbiology. This edition has a new full ...
Paul Farmer has battled AIDS in rural Haiti and deadly strains of drug-resistant tuberculosis in the slums of Peru. A physician-anthropologist with more than fifteen years in the field, Farmer writes from the front lines of the war against these modern plagues and shows why, even more than those of history, they target the poor. This 'peculiarly ...
Now in full color, the Fourth Edition of this text gives students a thorough understanding of microbial agents and the pathophysiology of microbial diseases. The text facilitates learning and recall by emphasizing unifying principles and paradigms, rather than forcing students to memorize isolated facts by rote. Case studies with problem-solving ...
The first book in best-selling author Robert Ludlum's new paperback series, co-written by Gayle Lynds, involves a love-struck Army doctor, his molecular biologist fiancee, and a horrific new virus that kills its victims by causing their lungs to fill up with blood. Just when the fiancee discovers a cure for the disease, crooks ransack her lab and ...
This new edition extracts the most important information on microbiology and infectious diseases and presents it in a concise, succinct fashion to prepare students for the USMLE. The book also serves as an excellent course review, with illustrations, review questions, and high-yield case study sections. This edition features 70 new images. "High ...
Two years ago, a team of scientists lead by doctors Stephen Pearse and Peter Maryk isolated a deadly virus they unearthed while securing a mining expedition in the Congolese rain forest. Now the virus has inexplicably appeared in New England, and it has acquired a human host. In a race against time, Pearse and Maryk put aside their scientific ...
A spate of mysterious deaths prompts forensic pathologist Jack Stapleton to look into the possible causes of a rare disease. Americare, an HMO with which he has already had dubious experiences, is at the center of his suspicions. Why are Americare's sickest patients dying, and at the same time saving the company a great deal of money?
This is the leading microbiology text relating microbiology to the human disease state! Thoroughly revised and updated, this book gives medical and nurse practitioner students a solid grasp of etiologic agents, pathogenic processes, epidemiology, and the basis of major therapy. It includes complete discussions of the major bacterial, viral, fungal ...
Making Peace with Microbes Public sanitation and antibiotic drugs have brought about historic increases in the human life span; they have also unintentionally produced new health crises by disrupting the intimate, age-old balance between humans and the microorganisms that inhabit our bodies and our environment. As a result, antibiotic resistance ...
SARS, West Nile virus, avian influenza, and bioterrorism-related anthrax are among the many infectious diseases that dominate the discussion among public health professionals and policy markers today. This timely revision of Infectious Disease Epidemiology has been thoroughly updated to cover these and many other contemporary issues in the area of ...
This comprehensive, fascinating journey through the history of epidemics focuses on the less-told story of how societies have responded to them - and what those responses reveal about their fears, their believes, and their times. When most of us hear the word epidemic, we think plague, festering wounds, unmitigated disease followed by death. A ...
Dr. Nagami reveals the facts about some of the deadliest diseases--the warning signs, treatments, and most compellingly, what it feels like to make medical and ethical decisions that can mean the difference between life and death.
"Stedman's Dermatology and Immunology Words: Includes Rheumatology, Allergy, and Transplantation, Second Edition", is the most comprehensive, up-to-date, and authoritative reference on dermatology, immunology, rheumatology, allergy, and transplantation terminology available. Designed with the busy medical language specialist in mind, it offers ...
Completely updated and in full color, this 3rd edition covers all the essentials of diagnostic microbiology. This title presents a logical building-block approach that supplies what students need to know in an easy-to-use, memorable format. Material is presented in a progressive manner, from basic principles and concepts to systematic ...
In 1796, as smallpox ravaged Europe, Edward Jenner injected a child with a benign version of the disease, then exposed the child to the deadly virus itself. The boy proved resistant to smallpox and Jenner's risky experiment produced the earliest vaccination. This deftly written account reveals a history of vaccination that is both illuminated with ...
This new third edition of this best-selling text presents interesting and challenging cases that make the study of medical microbiology and infectious diseases enjoyable and enable students to develop a working knowledge of the variety of microorganisms that cause infections in humans. Extensive introductory material explains in simple and concise ...
In a vividly told narrative, filled with poignant and graphic scenes culled from historical archives, Dickerson recounts the history of one of the most feared diseases in the United States. Focusing on the present, Dickerson discusses the potential threat of Yellow Fever as a biological warfare agent in the hands of terrorists. Also of concern to ...
This is a concise guide to clinical infectious diseases organized by system/region, not just by pathogen. You will find case examples, key point summaries, questions to aid comprehension, and 24 color plates depicting key pathogens.
Discover the unseen assassins that plague humanity. Until recently, most of us went about our daily lives with a false sense of public health security. Epidemics were a thing of the past, the AIDS crisis had diminished, and an annual vaccination kept the flu at bay. Then, in late 2001, all of those illusions of public health safety were suddenly ...
Did the Black Death destroy the feudal system? Did cholera pave the way for modern Manhattan? Did yellow fever help end the slave trade? Remarkably, the answer to all of these questions is yes. Time and again, diseases have impacted the course of human history in surprisingly powerful ways. From influenza to small pox, from tuberculosis to ...
This book presents case studies covering a wide variety of subject areas, including general, environmental, and industrial microbiology. It integrates current outbreaks that are featured in news headlines into the classroom for added relevance. It features a discovery oriented answer key that directs students to appropriate reference material ...
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