Includes access to the Student Companion Website
Microbes play a highly significant role in our daily lives as agents of infectious disease and are a major public health concern. The third edition of The Microbial Challenge: A Public Health Perspective addresses this topic and has been extensively revised and updated with the latest data in a fast-paced field. It focuses on human-microbe interactions and considers bacterial, viral, prion, protozoan, fungal and helminthic (worm) diseases. A chapter on beneficial aspects of microbes makes it clear that not all microbes are disease producers and that microbes are necessary for the sustenance of life on Earth. The response of the immune system, concepts of epidemiology, and measures of control from the individual to the international level to thwart potentially life-threatening epidemics are described. Sections on fungi and fungal diseases are new. The third edition includes new and contemporary information on vaccinations, antibiotic resistant microbes, practical disinfection information, virotherapy and emerging diseases. New boxes throughout the text feature items of human interest such as big and bizarre viruses, probiotics, rats, and synthetic biology. Ancillary instructor and student resources have been updated and expanded including the end of the chapter Self Evaluations.
New and Key Features of the Third Edition:
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New end-of-chapter questions included in every chapter.
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A wealth of new feature boxes add a real-world perspective to the topics at hand.
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New data on virotherapy and prions as infectious agents
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New and updated statistics and data tables included throughout the text
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Includes the latest on emerging and reemerging infectious diseases as major health problems
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A new section on fungi has been added.
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Includes an extensive list of novels and readings based on microbes.
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New images taken by the authors are now included in figures throughout the text.
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Every new printed copy is packaged with full student access to the companion website, which features a variety of interactive and engaging study tools.
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Instructor resources include: PowerPoint Image Bank, PowerPoint Lecture Slides, Chapter Summaries, and Test Bank
Applicable Courses
Appropriate for the non-majors introductory course in microbiology offered within biology, public health or allied health fields.
Part 1 The Challenge
Chapter 1 Identifying the Challenge
Chapter 2 The Microbial World
Chapter 3 The Beneficial Aspects of Microbes: The Other Side of the Coin
Chapter 4 Bacteria
Chapter 5 Viruses
Chapter 6 Bacterial Genetics
Part 2 Microbial Disease
Chapter 7 Concepts of Microbial Disease
Chapter 8 Epidemiology and Cycle of Microbial Disease
Chapter 9 Bacterial Diseases
Chapter 10 Viral and Prion Diseases
Chapter 11 Protozoans and Helminths, Fungi and the Diseases They Cause
Part 3 Meeting the Challenge
Chapter 12 The Immune Response
Chapter 13 Control of Microbial Diseases
Chapter 14 Partnerships in the Control of Infectious Diseases
Part 4 Current Challenges
Chapter 15 Biological Weapons
Chapter 16 Current Plagues
Chapter 17 The Unfinished Agenda
Robert I Krasner, PhD, MPH-Professor Emeritus, Providence College
Professor Emeritus Robert I. Krasner, a member of the Department of Biology at Providence College (Rhode Island), retired after 50 years of teaching and research. His appointment at Providence College started in 1958, shortly after his service as a young army officer stationed in Japan that, according to Krasner, sparked his love for travel. During his tenure he was responsible for the development of new courses and mentoring students in research, He was recognized on several occasions for excellence in teaching. The Robert I. Krasner Teaching Award was established upon his retirement at the college to recognize outstanding graduating seniors. Krasner is the author of 20th Century Microbe Hunters, scientific papers, and a contributor to other scholarly works. He spent sabbaticals and leaves of absence at numerous domestic and foreign institutions including Fort Detrick Army Biological Laboratories, Georgetown University School of Medicine, and in Israel, France, Brazil, and England. At 69 years of age, he was accepted into the Harvard School of Public Health and earned a Masters of Public Health (M.P.H.) degree; he was the oldest full-time student to have accomplished this.
Krasner founded and directed the Summer Science Program for high school students at Providence College from 1975 to 2006. The program hosted approximately 1,000 students during its long span. During this time he also developed and directed several grant-funded microbiology and biotechnology workshops for high school teachers.
Over the years, Krasner attended and presented papers at numerous annual meetings of the American Society for Microbiology. Teaching remained his major interest, and when asked by colleagues "what (research) he was working on," his favorite reply was "students." His initiative led to the establishment of the Division for Microbiology Educators. Krasner’s career was further highlighted by the presentation of over 60 papers in the United States and abroad. He continues to lecture occasionally and enjoys gardening, pet therapy, studio art, and playing the harmonica.
The following instructor resources are available to qualified instructors for download
ISBN-13: 9781449673758
Angel ready Test Bank
Answers to End of Chapter Questions
BlackBoard ready Test Bank
Desire to Learn ready Test Bank
Image Bank
Moodle ready Test Bank
Powerpoint™
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