Publisher's Synopsis
Based on a course taught to pathologists, this highly illustrated book grew out of course notes developed for the Center foh r Disease Control. Eactopic covered cnesombis baic science, clinical medicine, and pathology. The result is a book useful to both pathologists and lab medicine specialists. As the world witnesses the mergence and reemergence of infectious diseases, the need to undersntad the many complex factors contributing to this growing array of pathogens increases. This important book examines the dramatic changes in infectious diseases and their causes, and updates the literature with current reports on clinical and pathologic data
