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Why Study Microbiology?
Biological roles Animal digestion Food Microbiology Pharmaceuticals Bioremediation Pathogenicity Fundamental Biology
About ____% of children die from infectious diseasesin the last century.
A bacterium weigh approximately0.000,000,000,1g. Yet collectivelythey constitute ___% of earth’sBiomass.
Heart disease 16,690,000
INFECTIOUS & PARASITIC DISEASES
9,802,000
Cancer 7,228,000
Injuries 5,765,000
RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS
3,507,000
Respiratory diseases 2,995,000
Intentional 2,272,000
Infants 2,155,000
Digestive diseases 1,783,000
Genitourinary disease 765,000
Infective Disease as Percentage of Total: 25%
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