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The war within us : everyman's guide to infection and immunity /

Main Author: Mims, Cedric A.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: San Diego, CA. : Academic Press, ©2000.
Subjects:
Infection.
Immunology.
Medical microbiology.
Immunity.
Immune System.
Infection Control.
Microbiology.
Parasites.
MEDICAL > Immunology.
Infecties.
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Table of Contents:
  • The Parasite Versus the Host:
  • How We Defend Ourselves:
  • Surfaces Barriers and the Early Defences.
  • Immune Defences.
  • Chinks in the Armour: Things That Go Wrong With Our Defences.
  • The Microbe's Response to Our Defence:
  • Breaching the Early Defences.
  • How to Evade Immune Defences.
  • The Disease:
  • From Residents to Big Killers.
  • How Microbes Cause Disease.
  • Thumbnail Sketches of Seven Selected Diseases.
  • What the Future Holds:
  • The Threat of New Diseases.
  • Our Answers to Infectious Diseases.
  • Selected Reading.
  • Glossary
  • Index.
  • The parasite versus the host
  • How we defend ourselves
  • The microbe's response to our defence
  • The disease
  • What the future holds.

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