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...

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Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Clark, David P.
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Upper Saddle River, N.J. : FTPress Delivers, ©2010.
Sujets:
Diseases and history.
Epidemics.
Civilization.
Human evolution.
Human genetics.
Civilization
Maladies et histoire.
Civilisation.
Homme > Évolution.
Génétique humaine.
civilization.
MEDICAL / Forensic Medicine.
MEDICAL / Preventive Medicine.
MEDICAL / Public Health.
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Résumé:"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.
Description matérielle:1 online resource ([7] pages)
ISBN:9780132102254
0132102250

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