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Infection and Immunity

by: Playfair, John; Bancroft, Gregory

ISBN: 9780199206735 | 0199206732

Edition: 3rd
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Pub. Date: 6/2/2008

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Summary Table of Contents Author Biography

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 agains... MOREt - 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 ultimateelimination.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.Online Resource CentreThe Online Resource Centre features� Figures from the book, ready to download (for registered adopters)- Hyperlinks to primary literature articles cited in the text

Infection and Immunity, third edition, 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.

Univ. College, London, UK. Explains how the immune system works. This edition features new full color artwork, expanded coverage of the innate immune response, enhanced coverage of microbiology, and extended clinical correlations. For students studying immunity for the first time. Previous edition: c2004. Softcover.

The infectious organisms
Introduction: parasites, pathogens, and immunity
Viruses
Bacteria
Fungi
Protozoa
Helminths (worms)
Prions
Disease: virulence and susceptibility
The immune system
Defence, immunity, the immune system
External defences: entry ... MOREand exit
Innate immunity
How pathogens escape innate immunity
Disease due to innate immunity
Immunodeficiency I: primary defects of innate immunity
Adaptive immunity: introduction
B cells and antibody
T cells and the MHC
The antibody response
Cell-mediated responses
Regulation of immune responses and memory
How pathogens escape adaptive immunity
Disease due to adaptive immunity I: hypersensitivity
Disease due to adpative immunity II: autoimmunity
Immunodeficiency II: primary defects of adpative immunity
Immunodeficiency III: secondary immunodeficiency and AIDS
The host-pathogen balance
Epidemiology
Control of infectious disease: vaccination
Control of infectious disease: chemotherapy
Control of infectious disease: public health measures
Viral and prion disease and immunity
Bacterial disease and immunity
Fungal disease and immunity
Protozoal disease and immunity
Helminth disease and immunity
Emerging and future infectious diseases
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Professor John Playfair was formerly Chairman of the Department of Immunology at University College London Medical School. Dr Gregory Bancroft is based at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.

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