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Inspire your students with the stories behind the achievements of thirteen 20 th century microbiologists. These dramatic portrayals reveal the excitement, diligence, and often sacrifice of these eminent researchers and humanitarians. An engaging journey through science, history and public health, 20 th Century Microbe Hunters is a must-have for anyone making a foray into the fascinating world of microbiology. Preview Chapter 1 on Carlos Chagas!

Robert I. Krasner brings many years of undergraduate teaching experience to his writing. He is a professor of biology at Providence College, where he has been a faculty member for more than 40 years. In 1975 he founded the Summary Science Program for High School Students at Providence College, which he continues to direct. Dr. Krasner holds a Masters of Public Health degree from the Harvard School of Public Health, which he earned in 1999. He is a member of the American Society for Microbiology, where he was instrumental in establishing a microbial education division and served on ASM's Board of Education and Training.

Preface	p. xiii
Chagas Disease-A Kiss of Death	p. 1
Microbe Hunter	p. 1
The Life Cycle of	p. 4
Cycle of Chagas Disease	p. 6
Indirect Transmission of Chagas Disease	p. 8
Pathology and Epidemiology	p. 9
Treatment and Prevention of Chagas Disease	p. 11
Progress in the Fight Against Chagas Disease	p. 12
The Legacy of	p. 13
The Mold That Changed the World	p. 15
A Brief History of Antimicrobials	p. 16
Microbe Hunter	p. 17
The Discovery of Penicillin	p. 21
Florey and Chain: The Development of Penicillin	p. 22
Microbes and War	p. 25
Scaling Up Penicillin Production	p. 26
Controversy Over Therapeutic Significance	p. 28
The Legacy of	p. 29
The Cause and Transmission of Epidemic Typhus Fever	p. 35
Rickettsia: An Oddball Group of Bacteria	p. 37
The Human Body Louse: Vector of Epidemic Typhus Fever	p. 38
Microbe Hunter	p. 39
The Pathology of Epidemic Typhus Fever	p. 42
A History of Human Misery	p. 43
Epidemic Typhus Today	p. 46
The Legacy of	p. 47
Discovery of the Influenza Virus	p. 49
Microbe Hunter Richard Edwin Shope	p. 50
Viruses as the Cause of Swine Influenza	p. 51
Viruses as the Cause of Human Influenza	p. 52
Connecting the 1918 Human and Swine Influenza Viruses	p. 53
The Nature of the Influenza Virus	p. 55
Antigenic Shift and Antigenic Drift	p. 57
Influenza Transmission and Epidemiology	p. 58
The Influenza Vaccine	p. 59
1918: The Mother of All Pandemics	p. 61
The Mystery of the 1918 Influenza Pandemic	p. 67
Avian Influenza	p. 67
The Legacy of	p. 68
Development of the First Polio Vaccine	p. 69
Polio in History	p. 70
Polio: The Virus and the Disease	p. 71
Societal Effects of Polio	p. 72
Microbe Hunter	p. 75
Inactivated Versus Live Attenuated Polio Vaccines	p. 77
Polio on the Road to Eradication	p. 81
The Legacy of	p. 83
Postscript: Author's Visit With	p. 86
Eradication of Smallpox	p. 89
Microbe Hunter	p. 91
The Nature of the Smallpox Virus	p. 93
Transmission and Pathology of Smallpox	p. 94
Smallpox in History	p. 97
Smallpox Vaccination	p. 98
The Eradication of Smallpox	p. 102
Smallpox as a Biological Weapon	p. 106
The Legacy of	p. 109
Postscript: Personal Reflections of	p. 110
Prions-All But the Moo	p. 111
History and Nature of Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies	p. 113
Microbe Hunter	p. 115
Microbe Hunter	p. 122
Mad Cow Disease and Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease	p. 126
The Species Leap	p. 127
Countering Mad Cow Disease	p. 130
How Safe Are We?	p. 133
The Legacy of	p. 134
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome-A 20th Century Ongoing Plague	p. 137
The History of AIDS	p. 138
The Societal Impact of AIDS	p. 140
Discovery of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus	p. 142
Microbe Hunter	p. 143
Microbe Hunter	p. 145
The Controversy Over the Discovery of HIV	p. 147
Replication of HIV	p. 148
Pathology of AIDS	p. 151
Origin and Spread of HIV/AIDS	p. 152
Transmission of HIV	p. 153
Does HIV Really Cause AIDS?	p. 155
Treatment of HIV/AIDS and the Search for a Vaccine	p. 156
The Legacy of	p. 160
Postscript: Author's Visit With	p. 160
Ulcers-A Bacterial Infection	p. 163
Microbe Hunters	p. 167
Pathology of Ulcers	p. 170
Biology of Helicobacter pylori	p. 173
The Legacy of	p. 176
Eradication of Guinea Worm Disease	p. 179
Microbe Hunter	p. 180
Biology of Dracunculus medinensis	p. 182
Working to Eradicate Guinea Worm Disease	p. 186
Breaking the Cycle of Transmission	p. 192
The Legacy of	p. 196
Postscript: Author's Visit with	p. 197
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