Product Overview
This premier textbook gives studentswith or without a background in the sciencesthe foundation in microbiology they need to perform their duties as health care professionals. In an engaging style, the text covers all the core concepts outlined for an introductory course by the American Society of Microbiology. This edition has a new full-color art program and provides up-to-date coverage of microbe-associated medical problems, including bird flu, SARS, West Nile virus, mad cow disease, anthrax, and smallpox.
A bound-in CD-ROM includes case studies, self-assessment exercises, terminology lists, plus Insight and MicrobiologyHollywood Style sections that provide clinical insights and fun facts.
Doody's Core Titles 2009.
