Microbial pathogenesis is the study of the mechanisms by which
microbes (bacteria, viruses, protozoa, and multicellular parasites)
cause infectious disease and make their hosts (humans) ill. Bacterial
infections we thought were easily treatable are again a huge cause for
concern with the well-publicized rise of antibiotic resistance. There
are very few effective antiviral drugs and we live with the threat of
epidemics such as bird flu and the outbreaks of viruses such the
recent (and ongoing) Ebola crisis. Parasitic diseases such as malaria
continue to pose a heavy burden in the developing world and with
climate change could spread into the developed world. There is
therefore an urgent need to understand microbial mechanisms, with
research programmes and university courses dedicated to the subject.
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ISBN
9780429557835
Publisert
2019
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Garland Science
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Engelsk
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Digital bok
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