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...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Upper Saddle River, N.J. :
FTPress Delivers,
©2010.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo (Requiere registro previo con correo institucional) |
Sumario: | "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. |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource ([7] pages) |
ISBN: | 9780132102254 0132102250 |