Infection and immunity
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Infection and immunity
Oxford University Press, 1995
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- : pbk
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [148]-150) and index
Description and Table of Contents
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: pbk ISBN 9780198549253
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 summarizes 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.
Table of Contents
- 1.: Parasitism, infection and immunity. 2.: The parasites. Viruses. Bacteria. Fungi, protozoa, worms. 3.: External defences and how parasites escape them. Entry and exit. 4.: Disease due to the presence of the parasite. Cytopathic infections
- Exotoxins. Tutorial 1. 5.: The Immune System. Recognition molecules. Disposal mechanisms. Communication molecules
- cytokines. Natural Immunity. 6. Phagocytosis
- Complement: . 7.: How parasites ecape natural immunity. 8.: Disease due to natural immunity. Endotoxins and TNF. Tutorial 2. Adpative immunity. 9.: The Lymphocyte. 10.: B. cells and antibody. 11.: T cells and the MHC. 12.: The antibody response. 13.: Cell-mediated responses. 14.: How parasites escape adaptive immunity. Tutorial 3. Disease due to adaptive immunity. 15.: Immunopathology and hypersensitivity. 16.: Autoimmunity. 17.: Immunodeficiency. Primary
- Secondary
- AIDS. Control of infectious disease. 18.: Vaccination. 19.: Chemotherapy. 20.: Summing up. The host -parasite battle. Further reading
- Volume
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: hbk ISBN 9780198549260
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.
Table of Contents
- 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.
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