Hamann, Barbara P

Disease : identification, prevention, and control / Barbara P. Hamann - St. Louis : Mosby, c1994 - xviii, 507 p. : ill. ; 26 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index

History of disease -- Principles of disease occurrence -- Body's defenses: immunity and immune disorders -- Infectious diseases -- Bacterial diseases acquired through the respiratory route -- Bacterial diseases acquired through the alimentary route -- Bacterial infections acquired through skin, mucosa, and bloodstream from human and endogenous sources -- Bacterial diseases acquired through skin and mucosa from arthropod vectors, animal sources, and the soil -- Viral diseases acquired through the respiratory route -- Viral diseases acquired through the alimentary and other routes -- Diseases caused by fungi -- Diseases caused by protozoa and metazoa -- Chronic diseases and disorders -- Cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disease -- Cancers with the highest fatality rates -- Other cancers -- Chronic respiratory, digestive, and excretory diseases -- Chronic skin and musculoskeletal disorders -- Sensory, nervous and endocrine disorders -- Genetic and pediatric disorders

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Diseases
Disease

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