传染性疾病的抗菌治疗（英文PPT）Plants and Fungi Used to Treat Infectious Disease.pptVIP

Plants and Fungi Used to Treat Infectious Disease Infectious Disease World wide, infectious disease is the number one cause of death accounting for approximately one-half of all deaths in tropical countries Infectious disease mortality rates are actually increasing in developed countries, such as US Death from infectious disease, ranked 5th in 1981, has become the 3rd leading cause of death in 1992 Infectious disease underlying cause of death in 8% of deaths occurring in US Terms Antimicrobial = a substance which destroys or inhibits the growth of microorganisms Antiseptic = a substance that