Fighting infectious diseases
By: Carol Ballard
Series: Cutting edge medicine; Cutting edge medicine
Publisher: Franklin Watts
Published: 2007
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 64
ISBN-13: 9780749669683
Subjects: Communicable diseases; Juvenile literature; Treatment; Moral and ethical aspects; Prevention; Diseases; Social aspects
Description: Examines the different types of infectious disease and the methods used to fight them.
Notes: Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: What are infectious diseases; title: Pathogens and infectious diseases; title: Treating infectious diseases; title: Producing antibiotics, vaccines and other anti-infection medicine; title: Overcoming problems in fighting infectious diseases; title: Current developments.