Microterrors The Complete Guide to Bacterial, viral and Fungal Infections That Threaten Our Health

Microterrors are wreaking havoc all around us every day of our lives. AIDS is caused by a microterror and so too are SARS and vCJD, and a host of other diseases that don't make the news so readily. And yet we can't see them, and we really only know they are there when they strike us down, usually when we least expect it and are least able to cope. This book takes some of the real killers and some of the more benign microbes and shows what they look like down a microscope. All the photographs have been false colored to increase the dramatic effect and enhance their inherent interest. These are images that generally are only seen by microbiologists, pathologists, and researchers. In addition to showing what they look like, the book provides information on how these organisms spread, how we first became aware of them, and whether vaccination or treatment is possible. It uses a medical microbiologist's knowledge and experience to bring fascinating information to a lay readership. Anyone interested in health and disease, medicine and current affairs will find a wealth of facts and figures, historical record and future speculation, about the tiny organisms with which we share our world and which have the potential to harm us.Hart, C. A. is the author of 'Microterrors The Complete Guide to Bacterial, viral and Fungal Infections That Threaten Our Health', published 2004 under ISBN 9781552979716 and ISBN 1552979717.