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Microbiology, Fifth Edition
Microbiology, 5/e
Lansing M Prescott, Augustana College
Donald A Klein, Colorado State University
John P Harley, Eastern Kentucky University

Human Diseases Caused by Bacteria

Chapter Objectives

After reading this chapter you should be able to:
  • describe bacterial diseases that are transmitted through the air
  • discuss arthropod-borne bacterial diseases
  • discuss bacterial diseases that require direct contact
  • discuss food-borne and waterborne bacterial infections and bacterial intoxications
  • discuss sepsis and septic shock
  • discuss the bacterial odontopathogens involved in tooth decay and periodontal disease