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Infection and Immunity
Third Edition
John Playfair and Gregory Bancroft
368 pages
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160 figures
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246x189mm
978-0-19-920673-5
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Paperback
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20 March 2008
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- The ideal text for those studying immunity for the first time.
- A careful blending of immunology and microbiology makes this a perfect entry point to the subject for a broad range of students.
- Stunning full colour artwork brings the subject to life, and complements perfectly the articulate text.
- Includes examples of infectious disease from around the world.
- Online Resource Centre features additional resources for lecturers and students, enhancing the value of the text as a teaching tool.
New to this edition - Stunning new full colour artwork: every illustration has been redrawn in colour to add a new level of clarity to the text.
- Expanded coverage of the innate immune response: an extensive revision reflects our latest understanding of this aspect of the immune system.
- Enhanced coverage of microbiology: more detail given of the microbial basis of the diseases considered in Part 3.
- Extended clinical correlations: additional explanations demonstrate the clinical relevance of the topics being covered.
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.
Online Resource Centre
The
Online Resource Centre features
· Figures from the book, ready to download (for registered adopters)
- Hyperlinks to primary literature articles cited in the textReadership: First and second year undergraduates studying biomedical science, bioscience and microbiology.
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John Playfair, Emertius Professor of Immunology, University College London Medical School, and Gregory Bancroft, Reader in Immunology, Department of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
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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 reviews
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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
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