Experts in the field of microbiology tell the great detective stories of how some of the world's best-known deadly disease-causing microbes were first isolated, identified, and studied. Readers learn how these deadly viruses and bacteria cause disease and what steps have been taken to eradicate them. The Centers for Disease Control reports that millions of people in the United States contract influenza (the flu) each year. Learn more about this common, contagious virus that is dangerously spread through the air.

Focuses on the disease from a molecular and biological standpoint, discussing disease transmission and replication, as well as its effects on the body and treatment/prevention methods.

Experts in the field of microbiology tell the great detective stories of how some of the world's best-known deadly disease-causing microbes were first isolated, identified, and studied. Readers learn how these deadly viruses and bacteria cause disease and what steps have been taken to eradicate them. The sexually transmitted disease syphilis develops in three stages and is spread through open sores. Read about this complex disease that has infected and maimed people for centuries, but now can often be cured with just a single dose of penicillin.

Experts in the field of microbiology tell the great detective stories of how some of the world's best-known deadly disease-causing microbes were first isolated, identified, and studied. Readers learn how these deadly viruses and bacteria cause disease and what steps have been taken to eradicate them. Tuberculosis killed one out of every seven people living in the United States and Europe in the late 19th century. Today, tuberculosis is the second most fatal infectious disease, claiming the lives of two million people each year. Learn about this ancient disease that we are still striving to...

Although we thought we had eliminated this scourge, recent events have brought Smallpox back into the limelight. This book discusses the history of the disease as well as treatment and prevention.

Campylobacteriosis is the leading cause of bacterial foodborne illness in the United States. Learn about this common foodborne illness, its symptoms and how it can be prevented.

Streptococcus refers to any of a number of bacteria in the Streptococcus genus. Some of these bacteria live on humans or other hosts without causing harm, while others invade and cause illness, perhaps the most common of which is popularly referred to as strep throat.

An abbreviation for severe acute respiratory syndrome, SARS is a potentially deadly viral illness caused by a corona virus.

Often a serious illness, West Nile Virus seems to arise as a seasonal epidemic in North America, beginning in the summer and continuing into the fall.

BSE is becoming an increasing concern as tainted beef has caused deadly outbreaks of the disease around the world.