Microbes and people : an A-Z microorganisms in our lives. / Neeraja Sankaran.

List of Illustrations , List of Tables and Figures ,Preface , Acknowledgements , An A-Z of Microorganisms in Our Lives , Appendix 1 .A Chronology of Epidemics in History , Appendix 2. Large Infectious Disease Outbreaks , Appendix 3 . Leading Causes of death in the World Appendix 4. Leading Infectious Disease Killers , Appendix 5.Death Rates from Leading Causes of Death in the UNited states , Bibliogaphy ,Index .

Compiles 750 entries on microorganisms and diseases .It also covers various aspects of environmental,industrial,and food microbiology in addition to those pertaining to the microbiology of health and disease.Entries are supplemented with photographs,tables.The classification of viruses ,is placed alongside the general entry on viruses for one to get a feel for the layout of the viral world in a glance.The appendixes are virtually stand-alone sections that provide some facts and figures about infectious diseases and epidemics.