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How do microorganisms become dangerous pathogens?

"This Element is an excerpt from Germs, Genes, & Civilization: How Epidemics Shaped Who We Are Today (ISBN: 9780137019960) by David P. Clark. Meet the "opportunists": the microbes that are poised on the edge of invading you right now. Consider disease from the microbe's viewp...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Clark, David P.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Upper Saddle River, N.J. FTPress Delivers 2010
Subjects:
Medical / Forensic Medicine / Bisacsh
Civilisation
Diseases And History / Fast
Epidemics / Aat
Génétique Humaine
Maladies Et Histoire
Épidémies
Medical / Public Health / Bisacsh
Epidemics / Fast
Human Evolution / Http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85062868
Civilization / Http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85026423
Human Genetics / Fast
Civilization / Aat
Medical / Preventive Medicine / Bisacsh
Civilization / Fast
Êtres Humains / Évolution
Diseases And History / Http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85038418
Epidemics
Human Evolution / Fast
Civilization
Human Genetics / Http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85062875
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Collection: O'Reilly - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:"This Element is an excerpt from Germs, Genes, & Civilization: How Epidemics Shaped Who We Are Today (ISBN: 9780137019960) by David P. Clark. Meet the "opportunists": the microbes that are poised on the edge of invading you right now. Consider disease from the microbe's viewpoint. Infectious agents vary greatly in their ability to cause harm. Before discussing "professional" diseases, don't forget the "opportunists." When a person is weakened by injury, exposure, or starvation, or if the immune system is malfunctioning, otherwise harmless microbes may cause disease. Such opportunistic diseases have received much attention in connection with AIDS"--Resource description page
Physical Description:[7] pages
ISBN:9780132102254

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