Understanding zoonotic diseases

(Publisher-supplied data) Understanding Zoonotic Diseases is written for both animal and human healthcare professionals and students that will help them understand specific zoonotic diseases. Designed as a stand-alone book, it introduces the reader to microbes including bacteria, fungi, parasites, v...

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Main Author: Romich, Janet Amundson (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Clifton Park, New York : Thomson Delmar Learning , c2008
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245 1 0 |a Understanding zoonotic diseases   |c Janet Amundson Romich 
260 |a Clifton Park, New York :   |b Thomson Delmar Learning ,   |c c2008 
300 |a xv, 701 p. :   |b ill. ;   |c 29 cm. 
504 |a Includes bibliographical references and index 
505 0 |a 1. Zoonotic disease history -- 2. Principles of immunity and diagnostic techniques -- 3. Bacterial zoonoses -- 4. Tick-borne bacterial zoonoses -- 5. Fungal zoonoses -- 6. Parasitic zoonoses -- 7. Viral zoonoses -- 8. Prion zoonoses 
520 |a (Publisher-supplied data) Understanding Zoonotic Diseases is written for both animal and human healthcare professionals and students that will help them understand specific zoonotic diseases. Designed as a stand-alone book, it introduces the reader to microbes including bacteria, fungi, parasites, viruses, and prions, and describes specific diseases that can be transmitted from animals to humans. Extensive use of images, photographs, tables, and clinically relevant comments helps the reader understand the role of animals in causing diseases in humans. Review questions at the end of each chapter and online critical thinking questions help the learner gain a deeper understanding of the material and aid in retention 
650 0 |a Zoonoses 
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