Understanding Pathology. Infection: Man and His Symbiotes. The Stabilisation and Breakdown of Symbiosis Between Man and Microbes. Microbial Factors in Symbiosis and Disease. Phagocytosis. Immunity, Antibodies and Complement. The Formation of Antibodies. Immunodeficiency and AIDS. Hypersensitivity. Auto-Immune Disease. Inflammation. The Systemic Response to Injury: Bone Marrow. The Systemic Response to Injury: Fever. The Systemic Response to Injury: Plasma Proteins. The Systemic Response to Injury: Endocrine and Metabolic . The Systemic Response to Injury: Regulation. Chronic Inflammation. Healing and Repair. Atheroma. Thrombosis and Clotting. Embolism and Infarction/ Oedema. Failure of Body Systems. Cell Degeneration, Dysfunction and Death. Dysfunction of Cells of the Blood. Nutritional Pathology. Pathology Caused By Ionizing Radiation. Ageing. Congenital and Inherited Disease. Genetically Determined Disease. Chromosomal Abnormalities. Congential Malformations, Polygenic Inheritance and Fetal Environment. The HLA System, Disease and Transplantation. Gout, Diabetes and Heredity. Hypertrophy, Hyperplasia and Atrophy. Neoplasia. The Propertiesof Cancer Cells. Oncogenesis. Genetic Information and Cancer. Viruses and Cancer. Growth Factors, Hormones and Cancer. Chemicals, Radiation, Environmental Factors and Cancer. Immune Mechanisms and Cancer. Epidemiology of Cancer. Psychosocial Factors in Pathology
