TY - BOOK AU - Goering Richard V......[et al] TI - Mims' medical microbiology SN - 9780323044752 AV - QR 46 .G64 2008 PY - 2008/// CY - Philadelphia: PB - Elsevier/ Mosby KW - Communicable Diseases microbiology KW - Medical microbiology N1 - includes bibliographical references and index; Microbes as parasites The bacteria The viruses The fungi The protozoa The helminths and arthropods Prions The host-parasite relationship The innate defenses of the body Adaptive responses provide a 'quantum leap' in effective defense The cellular basis of adaptive immune responses Background to the infectious diseases Entry, exit and transmission Immune defenses in action Spread and replication Parasite survival strategies and persistent infections Pathologic consequences of infection ER -