Man meets microbes
Subtitle: an introduction to medical microbiology
By: Jennifer R. Jamison
Publisher: Butterworth
Published: 1977
Place of publication: Durban, South Africa
Language: eng
Number of pages: 216
ISBN-13: 9781483141626; 9780409085372
Subjects: Medical microbiology; Microbiology; Microbiologie; HEALTH & FITNESS; Diseases; General; MEDICAL; Clinical Medicine; Evidence-Based Medicine; Internal Medicine
Description: Man meets Microbes: An Introduction to Medical Microbiology is concerned with the infective aspects of disease in man. It considers the role of organisms in causing disease and also with the response to, and defense of man against these organisms. The book begins with a general introduction, providing a survey of the history of microbiology and a classification of micro-organisms and parasites capable of causing disease in man. Subsequent chapters are devoted to discussions on such topics as host-parasite relationships, parasites, bacteria and viruses, and organ systems and how they get infecte.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (page xiii) and index.
Table of contents: title: Front Cover; Dedication; Man Meets Microbes: An Introduction to Medical Microbiolog; Copyright Page; Preface; Foreword; Table of Contents; List of Tables; List of Figures; CHAPTER 1. General Introduction; THE HISTORY OF MICROBIOLOGY; PRELIMINARY CLASSIFICATION; CHAPTER 2. Host-parasite Relationships; INFLAMMATION AND INFECTION; HOST-PARASITE RELATIONSHIPS; THE HOST; THE PARASITE/THE ORGANISM; IMMUNITY; SEROLOGY; SKIN TESTS; CHAPTER 3. The Laboratory Diagnosis of Disease; THE COLLECTION OF SPECIMENS; HANDLING OF SPECIMENS BY THE LABORATORY; SUMMARY; MAGNIFICATION.; title: CHAPTER 4. Parasites, Bacteria and VirusesTHE WORMS; THE HIGHER PROTISTS; BACTERIA; OBLIGATE INTRACELLULAR PARASITES; VIRUSES; CHAPTER 5. Organ Systems and Disease; THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; THE URINARY TRACT; THE GENITAL TRACT; THE SKIN; THE CARDIO-VASCULAR SYSTEM; THE GASTRO-INTESTINAL TRACT; THE JAUNDICED PATIENT; THE SKELETAL SYSTEM; THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; SUMMARY; CHAPTER 6. Selected Topics; INFECTION DURING PREGNANCY, LABOUR AND THE PUERPERIUM; FEVER; NOSOCOMIAL INFECTIONS; NURSING; title: A HAZARDOUS OCCUPATION?; TREATMENT, PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES; IMMUNIZATION.; title: STERILIZATION AND DISINFECTIONTHE USE OF ANTI-MICROBIAL AGENTS; Index.