Microbiology with Diseases by Body System (5th Edition)
5th Edition
ISBN: 9780134477206
Author: Robert W. Bauman Ph.D.
Publisher: PEARSON
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The diagnosis, effective treatment, animal sources of infection and the treatment to be received by the friends and caregivers of a patient suffering from seizures, disorientation and inordinate fear of water.
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The young man has rabies. The virus infection has progressed to the brain; a vaccine will not be effective at this point.
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Microbiology with Diseases by Body System (5th Edition)
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