Outbreak: Cases in Real-world Microbiology

This book presents case studies covering a wide variety of subject areas, including general, environmental, and industrial microbiology. It integrates current outbreaks that are featured in news headlines into the classroom for added relevance. It features a discovery oriented answer key that directs students to appropriate reference material rather than providing a complete answer at the end of each case study. It introduces students to the relevance of diverse social, economic, political, and religious issues that exist in various parts of the world. It provides case studies of varying levels of difficulty. It presents complete information about each disease and microbe covered.