A fascinating look at human-microbe interactions.Discusses the ways in which beneficial microbes are involved in the cycles of nature and in the food industry, and how they are used as research tools.Includes material on prions, helminths, biological warfare and terrorism, antibiotic resistance, the global impact of microbial diseases, and immunization.Helps students better understand the biology of the microbial world and the societal factors that are both the cause and consequences of microbial disease.Provides a gripping account of the burden of microbial diseases throughout the world.Serves as an ideal text for undergraduate non-science majors and allied and public health students.Includes an Instructors ToolKit CD-ROM with a PowerPoint image bank, PowerPoint lecture slides, chapter summaries, and a test bank.Co-published with Jones and Bartlett Publishers Read Less