Microbes – can’t live with them, can’t live without them.
Increasingly, we’re finding out that our microbiota (the microbes
that live on us) are essential for our wellbeing – they provide us
with nutrients and vitamins and play a key role in developing our
immune system. On the other hand, they are responsible for a great
deal of misery, as they are major causes of death and debility around
the world. As well as our own microbiota turning against us, there are
lots of other microbes out in the wider world that can seriously
damage, or even kill, those they infect. The current pandemic of
COVID-19 shows the devastating effect that an infectious disease can
have – our lives have been turned upside down. If you live in a
developed country, you’re not likely to get killer diseases such as
ebola and cholera, but you do have a high chance of catching other
infections that can have a significant impact on your wellbeing. This
book focuses on thoseinfections you’re most likely to go down with,
and supplies the answers to the following questions about them: Which
infectious diseases are we likely to come across? How common are
they? What microbes cause them? What happens to our bodies
during an infection? How are the resulting illnesses treated? How
can we avoid getting them? This book covers nearly 60 infectious
diseases that people living in developed countries are likely to
experience at some point during their life. It also has an
introductory chapter that describes, in everyday language, the basic
principles of microbiology and infectious diseases. Each chapter is
lavishly illustrated, has interesting, relevant inserts, and provides
a list of web-accessible suggestions for further reading.
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ISBN
9783030569785
Publisert
2021
Utgiver
Vendor
Springer
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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