Infection and Immunity
Published on 1. August 1995
Book
Hardback
160 pages
978-0-19-854926-0 (ISBN)
Description
Infectious disease is something that effects and surely interests everyone, but for a clear picture of what actually happens during an infection, it is usually necessary to consult one or more large textbooks, since the subject falls across the conventional disciplines of microbiology, immunology, pathology, pharmacology, epidemiology, and medicine. This book summarises the essentials in a way that can be understood by any student or potential student of science or medicine and presupposes no previous knowledge of either microbiology or immunology. The style has been kept as close as possible to actual lectures and tutorials, including an element of self-testing and a guide to the books that can, if desired, be used for delving deeper into the subject. This book is intended for undergraduates in immunology, microbiology, and infectious disease courses.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Illustrations
line figures, tables, bibliography
ISBN-13
978-0-19-854926-0 (9780198549260)
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Schweitzer Classification
Content
Parasitism, infection and immunity; the parasites; viruses; bacteria; fungi, protozoa, worms; external defences and how parasites escape them; entry and exit; disease due to the presence of the parasite; cytopathic infections; exotoxins; tutorial 1; the immune system; recognition molecules; disposal mechanisms; communication molecules; cytokines; natural immunity; how parasites ecape natural immunity; disease due to natural immunity; endotoxins and TNF; tutorial 2; adpative immunity; the lymphocyte; B cells and antibody; T cells and the MHC; the antibody response; cell-mediated responses; how parasites escape adaptive immunity; tutorial 3; disease due to adaptive immunity; immunopathology and hypersensitivity; autoimmunity; immunodeficiency; primary; secondary; AIDS; control of infectious disease; vaccination; chemotherapy; summing up; the host-parasite battle.