
Infection and Immunity
Oxford University Press
3rd Edition
Published on 20. March 2008
Book
Paperback/Softback
350 pages
978-0-19-920673-5 (ISBN)
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Description
Our immune system is a complex network of cells continually working against a barrage of attack from our environment quite literally to save our lives. But how do our bodies protect us from the bacteria, and other potentially life-threatening organisms, that surround us every day? Infection and Immunity, third edition, explains how, in the lucid, accessible style for which John Playfair is renowned. Together with Greg Bancroft, an expert in infectious diseases, Playfair describes the main causes of infection that our bodies have to battle against - from bacteria to viruses, fungi to protozoa - and explains the intricate and fascinating ways that our bodies respond to infection - from detection of these potentially dangerous organisms, to their ultimate elimination. Presenting a fully-rounded, perfectly-balanced overview of the field, the book also explains how diseases spread, and what measures we can take to control this spread - from vaccination to increased awareness through public health initiatives.With examples of infectious diseases from across the world, Infection and Immunity is perfect for biomedical science, bioscience and microbiology students who need to understand what causes infection, and how our immune systems respond.
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Few books are available that are suitable for a course that integrates microbiology and immunology, but this one succeeds in explaining the immune system and its role in host defense very well. Immunology is a rapidly advancing discipline and this third edition is a welcome update. Doodys reviewsMore details
Edition
3rd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
160 figures
Dimensions
Height: 245 mm
Width: 188 mm
Thickness: 16 mm
Weight
800 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-920673-5 (9780199206735)
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Content
1. THE INFECTIOUS ORGANISMS; 1. Introduction: parasites, pathogens, and immunity; 2. Viruses; 3. Bacteria; 4. Fungi; 5. Protozoa; 6. Helminths (worms); 7. Prions; 8. Disease: virulence and susceptibility; 2. THE IMMUNE SYSTEM; 9. Defence, immunity, the immune system; 10. External defences: entry and exit; 11. Innate immunity; 12. How pathogens escape innate immunity; 13. Disease due to innate immunity; 14. Immunodeficiency I: 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 adpative immunity II: autoimmunity; 24. Immunodeficiency II: primary defects of adpative immunity; 25. Immunodeficiency III: secondary immunodeficiency and AIDS; 3. THE HOST-PATHOGEN BALANCE; 26. Epidemiology; 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