Basic infection control for health care providers, 2d ed.141801978X Basic infection control for health care providers, 2d ed. Kennamer, Mike. Thomson Learning 2007 220 pages $19.95 Paperback RA969 Developed by the author while teaching a multidisciplinary college course for those entering a variety of health care professions, this text covers the fundamentals of infection control. Eight chapters discuss such topics as the disease process, the immune system immune system Cells, cell products, organs, and structures of the body involved in the detection and destruction of foreign invaders, such as bacteria, viruses, and cancer cells. Immunity is based on the system's ability to launch a defense against such invaders. , and protection from infectious agents infectious agent Pathogen, see there used as weapons. The second half of the volume contains alphabetically al·pha·bet·i·cal also al·pha·bet·ic adj. 1. Arranged in the customary order of the letters of a language. 2. Of, relating to, or expressed by an alphabet. arranged entries on more than 40 infectious diseases infectious diseases: see communicable diseases. . A glossary provides definitions for more than 200 specialized terms. ([c]20062005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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