Two prominent immunogerontologists review the major features and functions of the immune system that are most likely, or known, to be significantly altered by aging, and offer insightful analyses of the consequences for those aging subjects who must cope with infection. Topics of special interest in
Infection and Immunity
β Scribed by D H Davies (Author); M A Halablab (Author); T W K Young (Author); F. E. G. Cox (Author); J. Clarke (Author)
- Publisher
- CRC Press
- Year
- 1999
- Leaves
- 250
- Edition
- 1
- Category
- Library
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β¦ Synopsis
This concise text explores the interactions between pathogens and the immune system. Taking a disease-based approach, it explains how micro-organisms adapted to growth in human hosts can evade the immune system and cause disease.
The opening chapter overviews the innate and adaptive immune responses to microbes. Subsequent chapters are specific
β¦ Table of Contents
1. The Immune System 2. Bacteria 3. Viruses 4. Parasitic Infections 5. Fungi 6. Vaccines.
β¦ Subjects
Bioscience;Immunology;Medicine, Dentistry, Nursing & Allied Health;Medicine;Infectious Diseases
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