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Description: |
353 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
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Bibliography Note: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Contents Note: |
Contents: Brief history of leptospirosis -- Brief history of the bacteriology of Leptospira -- Morphology and chemical composition -- Physiology and growth -- Metabolism, nutrition and cultivation -- Genetics and variability -- Antigenic structures and components -- Taxonomy, classification and nomenclature -- Brief overview of the disease, leptospirosis -- Pathogenesis, virulence and immunity -- Pathological changes in humans and animals -- Clinical leptospirosis in humans -- Clinical leptospirosis in animals -- Clinical laboratory diagnosis of leptospirosis -- Sources, transmission and spread of leptospirosis -- Prevention of leptospirosis -- Prevention and prediction through surveillance and statistics -- Measures for control and prevention -- Outstanding problems -- Methods. |
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Summary, Etc. Note: |
Summary: Reference on the basic science and clinical aspects of the bacteria genus Leptospira and the diseases they cause in humans and animals. |
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Additional Physical Forms: |
Online version: Faine, S. Leptospira and leptospirosis. Boca Raton : CRC Press, ©1994 (OCoLC)694118257 |
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Index - Uncontrolled: |
Humans Bacterial diseases |