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Infection and immunity.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2008.Edition: 3rd ed. / John H.L. Playfair, Gregory J. BancroftDescription: xvi, 341 p. : col. ill. ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 9780199206735 (pbk.) :
  • 9780199206735 (pbk. ; alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 616.079 PLA
LOC classification:
  • QR181 .P53 2008
Contents:
1.Introduction: parasites, pathogens, and immunity -- 2.Viruses -- 3.Bacteria -- 4.Fungi -- 5.Protozoa -- 6.Helminths (worms) -- 7.Prions -- 8.Disease: virulence and susceptibility -- 9.Defence, immunity, the immune system -- 10.External defences: entry and exit -- 11.Innate immunity -- 12.How pathogens escape innate immunity -- 14.Immunodeficiency 1: Primary defects of innate immunity -- 15.Adaptive immunity: introduction -- 16.B cells and antibody -- 17.T cells and the MHC -- 18.The antibody response -- 19.Cell-mediated responses -- 20.Regulation of immune responses and memory -- 21.How pathogens escape adaptive immunity -- 22.Disease due to adaptive immunity I: hypersensitivity -- 23.Disease due to adaptive immunity II: autoimmunity -- 24.Immunodeficiencey II: primary defects of adaptive immunity -- 25.Immunodeficiency III: secondary immunodeficiency and AIDS -- 26.Epidemology -- 27.Control of infectious disease: vaccination -- 28.Control of infectious disease: chemotherapy -- 29.Control of infectious disease: public health measures -- 30.Viral and prion disease and immunity -- 31.Bacterial disease and immunity -- 32.Fungal disease and immunity -- 33.Protozoal disease and immunity -- 34.Helminth disease and immunity -- 35.Emerging and future infectious diseases.
Summary: The authors describe the main causes of infection that our bodies have to battle against - from bacteria to viruses - and explain the intricate and fascinating way that our bodies respond to infection - from detection of these potentially dangerous organisms, to their ultimate elimination.
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Previous ed.: 2004.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1.Introduction: parasites, pathogens, and immunity -- 2.Viruses -- 3.Bacteria -- 4.Fungi -- 5.Protozoa -- 6.Helminths (worms) -- 7.Prions -- 8.Disease: virulence and susceptibility -- 9.Defence, immunity, the immune system -- 10.External defences: entry and exit -- 11.Innate immunity -- 12.How pathogens escape innate immunity -- 14.Immunodeficiency 1: Primary defects of innate immunity -- 15.Adaptive immunity: introduction -- 16.B cells and antibody -- 17.T cells and the MHC -- 18.The antibody response -- 19.Cell-mediated responses -- 20.Regulation of immune responses and memory -- 21.How pathogens escape adaptive immunity -- 22.Disease due to adaptive immunity I: hypersensitivity -- 23.Disease due to adaptive immunity II: autoimmunity -- 24.Immunodeficiencey II: primary defects of adaptive immunity -- 25.Immunodeficiency III: secondary immunodeficiency and AIDS -- 26.Epidemology -- 27.Control of infectious disease: vaccination -- 28.Control of infectious disease: chemotherapy -- 29.Control of infectious disease: public health measures -- 30.Viral and prion disease and immunity -- 31.Bacterial disease and immunity -- 32.Fungal disease and immunity -- 33.Protozoal disease and immunity -- 34.Helminth disease and immunity -- 35.Emerging and future infectious diseases.

The authors describe the main causes of infection that our bodies have to battle against - from bacteria to viruses - and explain the intricate and fascinating way that our bodies respond to infection - from detection of these potentially dangerous organisms, to their ultimate elimination.

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