medical microbiology

An encyclopedia of nearly one hundred diseases and viruses, including cholera, hepatitis, influenza, polio, and yellow fever.

Text and photographs provide an introduction and up close examination of bacteria.

Explains what germs are, traces the history of germ fighting from ancient to modern times, and discusses the use of antibiotics and other methods of eliminating disease-causing germs in the future.

"This book explores the human microbiome--the trillions of microbes that share our bodies--and why it has become one of the hottest areas of research in human health. The book discusses the microbes that live on us and in us, how scientists study them, and how they relate to health issues such as infections, obesity, allergies, and autoimmune disorders. The book delves into the Human Microbiome Project (HMP), a US government/National Institutes of Health initiative launched in 2007, in which scientists are working to identify and study all of the microbes associated with human health and disease. The book also takes readers into stores to make informed choices about the many anti-microbial and probiotic products that line the shelves."--.

Describes the characteristics of bacteria and discusses where they are found. Examines bacteria that are both helpful and harmful to humans and explains how we can combat those which make us sick. Includes color photographs, a glossary, and additional reading sources.

Break out your microscopes and haz-mat suits! It's time to delve into the world of germs and discover how something so small can have such a huge, deadly impact on the world around us. It seems that every day a new, more horrible disease is touted on the news. Where did all these germs come from, and how do they fit into a biblical world view? What kind of function did microbes have before the Fall? Gillen answers these questions and many more in this fascinating book. Professor Gillen also shows that these constantly mutating diseases are evidence for devolution rather than evolution. Written for home schoolers and others with a fascination for learning, The Genesis of Germs shows how all the diseases and germs in today's world point toward creation. Join Dr. Gillen as he shows how germs illustrate the literal Fall and Curse of all creation as a result of man's sin outlined in the book of Genesis, and how he shows the hope we have in the coming of Jesus Christ. Provide by publisher.

Text and photographs provide an introduction and up close examination of bacteria.

A guide to nearly 100 of the most well known of the of the innumerable potentially unfriendly organisms that not only surround us but in many cases inhabit us every day.