An introduction to infectious diseases /
Barry, C. Fox
- Chantilly, VA : Teaching Company, c2015
- viii, 213p. : ill. ; 19 cm. Includes DVD.
- The Great Courses. Better living. Health & wellness Course no. 1511 .
Course no. 1511 Twenty-four lectures Course guidebook includes Professor biography, lecture outline, course scope, and bibliography.
This course will take you on a voyage through the fascinating world of infectious diseases. You will travel through the centuries and right up to current outbreaks of new, emerging and often deadly diseases. You will travel side by side with germs as they hitch rides by land, sea, and air, spreading their virulence worldwide. With many germs around us daily, this course will identify the beneficial ones and help you avoid or destroy the ones that cause disease.