Cholera
2nd Edition
Will be published approx. on 30. November 2008
Book
Hardback
144 pages
978-1-60413-232-8 (ISBN)
Description
Cholera is one of the oldest known and best-understood infectious diseases. Thriving in unclean water, it remains a prevalent killer in countries where sanitary water sources are scarce. ""Cholera, Second Edition"" describes the history of this infectious disease and discusses characteristics that enable the microorganism to cause serious health problems. This revised edition contains new illustrations and up-to-date information of this largely preventable disease. New material discusses current understanding of cholera, genetic analysis of Vibrio cholerae, rapid diagnostic testing, and more.The chapters include: Discovering Cholera, Properties of Vibrio cholerae, Transmission and Epidemiology of Cholera, Signs and Symptoms, Virulence of Cholera, and Cholera in the Future.
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Series
Edition
Second Edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Broomall
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Interest Age: From 14 to 17 years
Edition type
New edition
Illustrations
full-colour photographs & illustrations, sidebars, further reading, references, glossary, charts, diagrams, web sites, index
Dimensions
Height: 228 mm
Width: 154 mm
Thickness: 12 mm
Weight
399 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-60413-232-8 (9781604132328)
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Person
William Coleman, Ph.D., earned his B.S. in biology at Washington College and his M.S. and Ph.D. in microbiology at the University of Chicago. He has written and presented numerous articles in both basic research in biological sciences as well as those concerning improving microbiology education. An associate dean at Charter Oak State College, Coleman resides in South Windsor, Connecticut.