Author: Anthony DeFranco
Publisher: New Science Press
ISBN: 0199206147
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 387
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Immunity: The Immune Response to Infectious and Inflammatory Disease presents an engaging insight into one of the most intricate yet conceptually challenging biological systems. With a unique emphasis on the immune response to infection, it builds up a complete picture of the immune system as a dynamic interface with the outside world.
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Author: Cedric A. Mims
Publisher: Elsevier
ISBN: 9780080542676
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 288
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Infectious diseases are the leading cause of death worldwide. In The War Within Us, well-known author and infectious disease specialist Cedric Mims makes the intricacies of the immune system and infectious diseases less baffling for the general reader and answers the questions of how things work and why. The story is told in terms of the ancient conflict between the invader (the infectious disease) and the defender (the body's immune system) and the strategies and counter-strategies used by both sides, making it a book that is both informative and interesting to read. The War Within Us is an ideal introduction to the basics of immunity and infection for general readers and students. It also serves as a quick reference book for physicians, researchers, and other health workers. Parasite versus host The conflict: how we defend ourselves The microbe's response to our defence How microbes cause diseas Thumbnail sketches of seven selected diseases: The threat of new diseases
Author: Il'ia Il'ich Mechnikov
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Category : Communicable diseases
Languages : en
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Author: J. H. L. Playfair
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
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Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 168
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The second edition of Infection and Immunity explains how, in the lucid, accessible style for which John Playfair is well known, and with extensive new input from Gregory Bancroft, an expert in infectious diseases. The authors describe the main causes of infection -- from viruses to worms -- and explain the intricate ways in which the body responds to infection, from detection of potentially dangerous organisms, to their ultimate elimination and how this can fail. With examples of infectious diseases from across the world, and with vastly expanded coverage compared to the first edition, the second edition of Infection and Immunity is the perfect resource for biomedical science, bioscience, microbiology, and epidemiology students who need to understand what causes infection, and how our immune systems respond. Book jacket.
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Publisher: Elsevier
ISBN: 9780128187319
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 2112
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Encyclopedia of Infection and Immunity provides new insights into the interactions between bacteria, fungi, parasites and their hosts. Specific areas of interest include host cellular and immune response to microbes, molecular mechanisms of action of beneficial microbes or host-associated microbial communities, microbial pathogenesis, virulence factors, experimental models of infection, host resistance or susceptibility, and the generation of innate and adaptive immune responses. Comprised of over 200 chapters written and edited by leading experts in the field, this book will serve as a key resource for students, researchers, academics and industry practitioners in the fields of microbiology, immunology, and infectious diseases. More than 100 years after Robert Koch and Louis Pasteur established the microbial etiology of communicable diseases, the field of microbiology is experiencing a second period of rapid growth and expansion, driven by the realization that changes in host-associated microbial communities might be at the root of a broad spectrum of noncommunicable human diseases. These advances follow on the heels of recent progress in high-throughput sequencing technology, which has provided a wealth of information on the human microbiome and its physiological potential. Offers a contemporary review of current infection and immunity research, and insights into the future direction of the field Meticulously researched and cross-referenced to allow students, researchers and professionals to find relevant information quickly and easily Includes chapters written by academics and practitioners from various fields and regions, ensuring that the knowledge within is easily understood by, and applicable to, a large audience
Author: Julio Aliberti
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 9781461404842
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 178
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Upon infection the host needs to mount vigorous immune response against pathogen in order to successfully control its replication. However, once the infectious agent is controlled or eliminated, host cells need to signal the immune system to slow or cease its activities. While vast knowledge has been accumulated through the years on the mechanisms involved in the initiation and effector phases of the immune responses, the pathways triggered in order to modulate or end innate and acquired immunity are becoming more evident as evidence for its relevance comes to surface. Due to its biological power, evidence has surfaced indicating that eventually pathogens may take advantage of such regulatory pathways in order to escape effector mechanisms and progress to persistence. This book will discuss several cellular pathways involved in controlling immune response in the context of infectious diseases, their biological consequences and potential "hijack" of these pathways for the benefit of pathogen leading towards pathogen persistence as opposed to clearance.
Author: Adam Finn
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 1441909818
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 206
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Course covers topics in infectious diseases in children and is intended for Pediatric Infectious disease trainees, trainers, and all those who manage children with infections. Each of the chapters in this book is based on a lecture given at the sixth "Infection and Immunity in Children" course, held at the end of June 2008 at Keble College, Oxford. Thus, it is the sixth book in a series that provides succinct and readable updates on just about every aspect of the discipline of Pediatric Infectious Diseases.
Author: George Miller Sternberg
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Category : Communicable diseases
Languages : en
Pages : 293
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Author: Anthony DeFranco
Publisher: New Science Press
ISBN: 0199206147
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 387
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Book Description
Immunity: The Immune Response to Infectious and Inflammatory Disease presents an engaging insight into one of the most intricate yet conceptually challenging biological systems. With a unique emphasis on the immune response to infection, it builds up a complete picture of the immune system as a dynamic interface with the outside world.
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
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Languages : en
Pages : 591
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Author: Cedric A. Mims
Publisher: Elsevier
ISBN: 9780080542676
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 288
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Book Description
Infectious diseases are the leading cause of death worldwide. In The War Within Us, well-known author and infectious disease specialist Cedric Mims makes the intricacies of the immune system and infectious diseases less baffling for the general reader and answers the questions of how things work and why. The story is told in terms of the ancient conflict between the invader (the infectious disease) and the defender (the body's immune system) and the strategies and counter-strategies used by both sides, making it a book that is both informative and interesting to read. The War Within Us is an ideal introduction to the basics of immunity and infection for general readers and students. It also serves as a quick reference book for physicians, researchers, and other health workers. Parasite versus host The conflict: how we defend ourselves The microbe's response to our defence How microbes cause diseas Thumbnail sketches of seven selected diseases: The threat of new diseases
Author: Il'ia Il'ich Mechnikov
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Communicable diseases
Languages : en
Pages :
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Author: J. H. L. Playfair
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN:
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 168
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Book Description
The second edition of Infection and Immunity explains how, in the lucid, accessible style for which John Playfair is well known, and with extensive new input from Gregory Bancroft, an expert in infectious diseases. The authors describe the main causes of infection -- from viruses to worms -- and explain the intricate ways in which the body responds to infection, from detection of potentially dangerous organisms, to their ultimate elimination and how this can fail. With examples of infectious diseases from across the world, and with vastly expanded coverage compared to the first edition, the second edition of Infection and Immunity is the perfect resource for biomedical science, bioscience, microbiology, and epidemiology students who need to understand what causes infection, and how our immune systems respond. Book jacket.
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Languages : en
Pages :
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Author: Julio Aliberti
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 9781461404842
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 178
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Book Description
Upon infection the host needs to mount vigorous immune response against pathogen in order to successfully control its replication. However, once the infectious agent is controlled or eliminated, host cells need to signal the immune system to slow or cease its activities. While vast knowledge has been accumulated through the years on the mechanisms involved in the initiation and effector phases of the immune responses, the pathways triggered in order to modulate or end innate and acquired immunity are becoming more evident as evidence for its relevance comes to surface. Due to its biological power, evidence has surfaced indicating that eventually pathogens may take advantage of such regulatory pathways in order to escape effector mechanisms and progress to persistence. This book will discuss several cellular pathways involved in controlling immune response in the context of infectious diseases, their biological consequences and potential "hijack" of these pathways for the benefit of pathogen leading towards pathogen persistence as opposed to clearance.
Author:
Publisher: Elsevier
ISBN: 9780128187319
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 2112
View
Book Description
Encyclopedia of Infection and Immunity provides new insights into the interactions between bacteria, fungi, parasites and their hosts. Specific areas of interest include host cellular and immune response to microbes, molecular mechanisms of action of beneficial microbes or host-associated microbial communities, microbial pathogenesis, virulence factors, experimental models of infection, host resistance or susceptibility, and the generation of innate and adaptive immune responses. Comprised of over 200 chapters written and edited by leading experts in the field, this book will serve as a key resource for students, researchers, academics and industry practitioners in the fields of microbiology, immunology, and infectious diseases. More than 100 years after Robert Koch and Louis Pasteur established the microbial etiology of communicable diseases, the field of microbiology is experiencing a second period of rapid growth and expansion, driven by the realization that changes in host-associated microbial communities might be at the root of a broad spectrum of noncommunicable human diseases. These advances follow on the heels of recent progress in high-throughput sequencing technology, which has provided a wealth of information on the human microbiome and its physiological potential. Offers a contemporary review of current infection and immunity research, and insights into the future direction of the field Meticulously researched and cross-referenced to allow students, researchers and professionals to find relevant information quickly and easily Includes chapters written by academics and practitioners from various fields and regions, ensuring that the knowledge within is easily understood by, and applicable to, a large audience
Author: Adam Finn
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 1441909818
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 206
View
Book Description
Course covers topics in infectious diseases in children and is intended for Pediatric Infectious disease trainees, trainers, and all those who manage children with infections. Each of the chapters in this book is based on a lecture given at the sixth "Infection and Immunity in Children" course, held at the end of June 2008 at Keble College, Oxford. Thus, it is the sixth book in a series that provides succinct and readable updates on just about every aspect of the discipline of Pediatric Infectious Diseases.
Author: George Miller Sternberg
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Communicable diseases
Languages : en
Pages : 293
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