Microlife

Discusses such infectious diseases as rabies, smallpox, AIDS, influenza, and malaria and describes how they are transmitted and treated.

Discusses the beneficial uses of bacteria in applications ranging from brewing and baking to industry and sewage treatment.

Discusses such infectious diseases as rabies, smallpox, AIDS, influenza, and malaria and describes how they are transmitted and treated.

Discusses the beneficial uses of bacteria in applications ranging from brewing and baking to industry and sewage treatment.

Introduces microscopic organisms such as bacteria, viruses, fungi, and prions, describing how they live and reproduce and how they affect humans.

An overview of the work of scientists who have advanced the study of microorganisms including Robert Hooke, Edward Jenner, Louis Pasteur, Ferdinand Cohn, Joseph Lister, and Alexander Fleming.