Chapter 1. Introduction to Microbes and Their Building Blocks
Chapter 2. Tools of the Laboratory: Methods for the Culturing and Microscopic Analysis of Microorganisms
Chapter 3. Bacteria and Archaea
Chapter 4. Eukaryotic Cells and Microorganisms
Chapter 5. Viruses and Prions
Chapter 6. Microbial Nutrition and Growth
Chapter 7. Microbial Metabolism
Chapter 8. Microbial Genetics and Genetic Engineering
Chapter 9. Physical and Chemical Control of Microbes
Chapter 10. Antimicrobial Treatment
Chapter 11. Interactions Between Microbes and Humans
Chapter 12. Host Defenses I: Overview and Innate Defenses
Chapter 13. Host Defenses II: Adaptive Immunity and Immunization
Chapter 14. Disorders in Immunity
Chapter 15. Diagnosing Infections
Chapter 16. Infectious Diseases Affecting the Skin and Eyes
Chapter 17. Infectious Diseases Affecting the Nervous System
Chapter 18. Infectious Diseases Affecting the Cardiovascular and Lymphatic Systems
Chapter 19. Infectious Diseases Affecting the Respiratory Systems
Chapter 20. Infectious Diseases Affecting the Gastrointestinal Tract
Chapter 21. Infectious Diseases Affecting the Genitourinary System
Chapter 22. One Health: The Interconnected Health of the Environment, Humans, and Other Animals
Appendix A. Answers to Multiple-Choice Questions in SmartGrid
Appendix B. Answers to the Medical Moments and NCLEX Questions
Glossary

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