Krasner's Microbial Challenge: A Public Health Perspective

Part1 Discovery of Germs and Development of Health Practices
Chapter1 Pre-Germ Theory and the Birth of Nursing in the U.S.
Chapter2 Germ Theory and Medical Practice
Chapter3 Sanitation, Clean Water and Food Safety
Part2 The Germ Challenge
Chapter4 Identifying the Challenge
Chapter5 The Microbial World
Chapter6 Beneficial Aspects of Microbes: ?The Other Side of the Coin
Chapter7 Bacteria
Chapter8 Viruses and Prions
Chapter9 Bacterial Genetics
Part3 Microbial Disease
Chapter10 Concepts of Microbial Disease
Chapter11 Epidemiology and Cycle of Microbial Disease
Chapter12 Bacterial Diseases
Chapter13 Viral and Prion Diseases
Chapter14 Protozoan, Helminthic, and Fungal Diseases
Part4 Meeting the Challenge
Chapter15 The Immune Response
Chapter16 Control of Microbial Diseases
Part5 Current Challenges
Chapter17 Biological Weapons, Innovations, and Technology
Chapter18 Partnerships in the Control of Infectious Diseases and Unfinished Agenda