Principles of Public Health Microbiology

Public Health Microbiology is an applied microbiology text that is designed for students who wish to learn how infectious disease is transmitted through a population, how it is monitored, and how preventative measures are designed. Major topics include the purification of water, the treatment of wastewater, food microbiology, sexually transmitted diseases, and the methods used to survey populations. A variety of learning tools, including historical perspectives, case studies, government internet databases, and explanatory figures, help the student to understand the critical ideas in microbiology as applied to improve health and prevent disease across populations.Designed for students who have had a first course in general microbiology, this text is ideal for upper level undergraduates and graduates in public health and environmental health, as well as environmental engineering, hydrology, and civil engineering.

Chapter1 The Scope of Public Health Microbiology
Chapter2 The Importance of Water
Chapter3 Water Treatment
Chapter4 Waterborne Diseases
Chapter5 Wastewater Treatment
Chapter6 Case Studies on Water and Wastewater
Chapter7 Food
Chapter8 Meat Production
Chapter9 Dairy Products
Chapter10 Food Preservation
Chapter11 Vaccines
Chapter12 Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Chapter13 Airborne Diseases
Chapter14 Vectorborne Diseases
Chapter15 Biowarfare
Chapter16 Surveillance, Monitoring, Communication