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Tuberculosis
Thomas M. . Ed(S): Shinnick
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Description for Tuberculosis
Paperback. Editor(s): Shinnick, Thomas M. Series: Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology. Num Pages: 318 pages, 7 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: MJCM; MMFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 498.
Tuberculosis has plagued mankind since prehistoric times and is still an important source of morbidity and mortality, with particularly devastating effects in developing and tropical countries. Tuberculosis results from an infection with Myeo baeterium tubereu/osis, and the World Health Organization estimates that perhaps as much as one-third of the world's population or approximately 1. 9 billion persons are or have been infected with M. tubereu/osis. Each year, there are 8-10 million new cases of tuberculosis and about 3 million deaths due to it. Indeed, tuberculosis is the leading cause of death in adults due to a single infectious agent and ... Read more
Tuberculosis has plagued mankind since prehistoric times and is still an important source of morbidity and mortality, with particularly devastating effects in developing and tropical countries. Tuberculosis results from an infection with Myeo baeterium tubereu/osis, and the World Health Organization estimates that perhaps as much as one-third of the world's population or approximately 1. 9 billion persons are or have been infected with M. tubereu/osis. Each year, there are 8-10 million new cases of tuberculosis and about 3 million deaths due to it. Indeed, tuberculosis is the leading cause of death in adults due to a single infectious agent and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Number of pages
318
Condition
New
Series
Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology
Number of Pages
307
Place of Publication
Berlin, Germany
ISBN
9783642801686
SKU
V9783642801686
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Reviews for Tuberculosis
"...an excellent treatise dealing comprehensively with all pertinent areas of mycobacteriology, by the leading workers in the field. It is an essential purchase for 'Mycobacteriologists'and is an ideal reference book for all microbiologists wishing to understand the pathogenesis of M. tuberculosis." Brit. Jnl of Biomedical Science'