Neeraja Sankaran

Microbes and People

An A-Z of Microorganisms in Our Lives

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Orgnized in an A-to-Z format, this reference guide is designed to help users find their way in the vast--and sometimes bewildering--world of living things too small to be discerned with the naked eye. Entries cover environmental, industrial, and food microbiology, in addition to the microbiology of health and disease. Scientific techniques used for studying microorganisms are discussed, and biographies of key individuals are provided. A chronology of infections and disease epidemics from 430 B.C. to the present is included as an appendix.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Greenwood
• Seitenzahl: 314
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. Februar 2001
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 260mm x 183mm x 21mm
• Gewicht: 790g
• ISBN-13: 9781573562171
• ISBN-10: 1573562173
• Artikelnr.: 21440130

Autorenporträt

NEERAJA SANKARAN is a science writer and a Ph.D. student in the history of medicine and science at Yale University. She holds degrees in both microbiology and science writing. Sankaran has contributed articles to a number of scientific publications including The Scientist, The NCRR (National Center for Research Resources) Reporter, Annals of Internal Medicine, and Yale Medicine.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface An A-Z of Microoganisims in Our Lives Appendix 1: A Chronology of
Epidemics in History Appendix 2: Large Infectious Disease Outbreaks
Appendix 3: Leading Causes of Death in the World Appendix 4: Leading
Infectious Disease Killers Death Rates from Leading Causes of Death in the
United States Bibliography Index