How do microorganisms become dangerous pathogens?
"This Element is an excerpt from Germs, Genes, & Civilization: How Epidemics Shaped Who We Are Today (ISBN: 9780137019960) by David P. Clark. Meet the "opportunists": the microbes that are poised on the edge of invading you right now. Consider disease from the microbe's viewp...
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
| Published: |
Upper Saddle River, N.J. :
FTPress Delivers
c2010.
|
| Edition: | 1st edition |
| Subjects: | |
| See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009629109506719 |
| Summary: | "This Element is an excerpt from Germs, Genes, & Civilization: How Epidemics Shaped Who We Are Today (ISBN: 9780137019960) by David P. Clark. Meet the "opportunists": the microbes that are poised on the edge of invading you right now. Consider disease from the microbe's viewpoint. Infectious agents vary greatly in their ability to cause harm. Before discussing "professional" diseases, don't forget the "opportunists." When a person is weakened by injury, exposure, or starvation, or if the immune system is malfunctioning, otherwise harmless microbes may cause disease. Such opportunistic diseases have received much attention in connection with AIDS"--Resource description page. |
|---|---|
| Item Description: | Description based on resource description page (viewed Jun. 9, 2010). "An e-burst of inspiration from the best books"--Cover. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource ([7] p.) |
| ISBN: | 9781282609440 9786612609442 |
