Cedric A. Mims Knihy

MIMS' MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY offers thorough and up-to-date coverage of microbiology and basic immunology, through a clinically relevant, systems-based approach. The textbook emphasises the microbiology of the agents causing disease, and the diseases affecting individual organ systems. Through thorough cross referencing, the reader can easily find what they need, whether seeking information from a systems or a microbe perspective. Nearly 500 illustrations support the text, and summary introductory and summary key facts boxes strengthen the clarity and usefulness of the text.

This is a scientist's investigation into what happens to us when we die: the disposal of the corpses, the preservation of the dead, funerary rites and rituals in art and religion, the use and abuse of the dead and the ways in which we dispose of them.

Gutachterin der deutschen Ausgabe: PD Dr. med. Grit Ackermann Oberärztin Institut für Laboratoriumsmedizin, Klinische Chemie und Molekulare Diagnostik Universität Leipzig Herausgeber der englischen Auflage: Cedric Mims BSc MD FRCPath Emeritus Professor, Department of Microbiology Hazel M Dockrell BA PhD Professor of Immunology, Department of Infectious and Tropical Diseases London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK Richard V Goering BA MS PhD Professor and Associate Chair, Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology Creighton University, School of Medicine, Omaha, Nebraska, USA Ivan Roitt DSc HonFRCP FRCPath FRS Emeritus Professor, School of Life and Environmental Sciences University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK Mark Zuckerman BSc (Hons) MB BS MRCP MSc FRCPath Consultant Virologist and Honorary Senior Lecturer; Health Protection Agency, London; Department of Infectious Diseases London South Specialist Virology Centre Guy's, King's and St Thomas' School of Medicine King's College Hospital NHS Trust, London, UK