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Features include more material, especially in virology, molecular biology of bacteria and the molecular basis of bacterial pathogenesis; a new chapter on microbial genetics; and the revision of other chapters to provide greater coverage of the molecular and immunological basis of pathogenesis.

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• Section I Principles
• 1 Establishment of Infectious Diseases(p. 3)
• 2 Normal Microbial Flora(p. 11)
• 3 Biology of Infectious Agents(p. 18)
• 4 Genetics of Bacterial Pathogenesis(p. 39)
• 5 Biological Basis for Antibacterial Action(p. 52)
• 6 Constitutive Defenses of the Body(p. 62)
• 7 Induced Defenses of the Body(p. 78)
• 8 The Parasite's Way of Life(p. 106)
• 9 Damage by Microbial Agents(p. 115)
• Section II Infectious Agents
• Bacteria
• 10 Introduction to the Pathogenic Bacteria(p. 129)
• 11 Staphylococci: Abscesses and Other Diseases(p. 135)
• 12 Streptococci(p. 143)
• 13 Pneumococcus and Bacterial Pneumonia(p. 153)
• 14 Neisseriae: Gonococcus and Meningococcus(p. 161)
• 15 Bacteroides and Abscesses(p. 170)
• 16 Enteric Bacteria: "Secretory" (Watery) Diarrhea(p. 176)
• 17 Invasive and Tissue-damaging Enteric Bacterial Pathogens: Bloody Diarrhea and Dysentery(p. 185)
• 18 Pseudomonas aeruginosa: Ubiquitous Pathogen(p. 199)
• 19 Bordetella pertussis and Whooping Cough(p. 205)
• 20 Clostridia(p. 212)
• 21 Legionella: Parasite of Cells(p. 217)
• 22 Helicobacter pylori: Pathogenesis of a "Slow" Bacterial Infection(p. 224)
• 23 Mycobacteria: Tuberculosis and Leprosy(p. 230)
• 24 Syphilis: A Disease with a History(p. 243)
• 25 Lyme Disease(p. 251)
• 26 Cat Scratch Disease, Bacillary Angiomatosis, and Other Bartonelloses(p. 257)
• 27 Chlamydiae: Genital, Ocular, and Respiratory Pathogens(p. 261)
• 28 Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever and Other Rickettsioses(p. 268)
• 29 Mycoplasma: Curiosity and Pathogen(p. 275)
• 30 Strategies to Combat Bacterial Infections(p. 279)
• Review of the Main Pathogenic Bacteria(p. 286)
• Viruses
• 31 Biology of Viruses(p. 289)
• 32 Picornaviruses: Polio Virus, Other Enteroviruses, and the Rhinoviruses(p. 305)
• 33 Arthropod-borne Viruses(p. 315)
• 34 Paramyxoviruses: Measles, Mumps, Slow Viruses, and the Respiratory Syncytial Virus(p. 321)
• 35 Rabies(p. 330)
• 36 Influenza and Its Virus(p. 336)
• 37 Rotaviruses and Other Viral Agents of Gastroenteritis(p. 345)
• 38 The Human Retroviruses: AIDS and Other Diseases(p. 350)
• 39 Adenoviruses(p. 364)
• 40 Warts(p. 373)
• 41 Herpes Simplex Virus and Its Relatives(p. 380)
• 42 Viral Hepatitis(p. 391)
• 43 Strategies to Combat Viral Infections(p. 403)
• 44 Vaccines and Antisera in the Prevention and Treatment of Infection(p. 412)
• Review of the Main Pathogenic Viruses(p. 418)
• Fungi
• 45 Introduction to the Fungi and the Mycoses(p. 419)
• 46 Systemic Mycoses Caused by Primary Pathogens(p. 426)
• 47 Systemic Mycoses Caused by Opportunistic Fungi(p. 431)
• 48 Subcutaneous, Cutaneous, and Superficial Mycoses(p. 435)
• Review of the Medically Important Fungi(p. 439)
• Animal Parasites
• 49 Introduction to Parasitology(p. 440)
• 50 Blood and Tissue Protozoa(p. 448)
• 51 Intestinal and Vaginal Protozoa(p. 463)
• 52 Intestinal Helminths(p. 471)
• 53 Tissue and Blood Helminths(p. 480)
• 54 Addressing Emerging Infectious Diseases(p. 491)
• Section III Pathophysiology of Infectious Diseases
• 55 Diagnostic Principles(p. 503)
• 56 Principles of Epidemiology(p. 513)
• 57 Digestive System(p. 519)
• 58 Central Nervous System(p. 535)
• 59 Respiratory System(p. 549)
• 60 Urinary Tract(p. 564)
• 61 Skin and Soft Tissue(p. 573)
• 62 Bone, Joints, and Infections of Muscles(p. 582)
• 63 Sepsis(p. 589)
• 64 Intravascular Infection(p. 596)
• 65 Head and Neck Infections(p. 604)
• 66 Sexually Transmitted Diseases(p. 611)
• 67 Infections of the Compromised Patient(p. 621)
• 68 Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome(p. 626)
• 69 Congenital and Neonatal Infections(p. 636)
• 70 Zoonoses(p. 643)
• 71 Fever: A Clinical Sign of Infection(p. 651)
• 72 Nosocomial and Latrogenic Infections(p. 656)
• 73 Food-borne Diseases(p. 661)
• Index(p. 693)