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Medical Microbiology
Infection in its various guises continues to influence, directly and indirectly, the day-to-day practice of all branches of medicine, surgery and public health. Diseases such as malaria, tuberculosis and AIDS kill millions of people each year, but represent only a fraction of the total burden of infectious agents on mankind. Hospital-acquired infections, antibiotic resistence, food-borne pathogens, and fears of epidemic virus diseases like influenza fuel concerns for health care practitioners, governments agencies, the media and the public alike. The need to understand the fascinating world of microbes and the issues surrounding the diagnosis, management, epidemiology and control of infectious diseases has never been more pressing.rnrnrnA through overview of microbial biology and the principles of the body?s immunological response to various type of micro-organism paves the way for a systematic consideration of individual groups of bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites. These ?systematic? chapter concentrate on the associated diseases, their pathogenesis, clinical features, epidemiology and control. A final section places this information in the context of the general principles of the diagnosis of infection, its treatment and avoidance. rn
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