| Description |
1 online resource (283 pages) |
| Contents |
Introduction: Living with Germs; 1 Infection and immunity; 2 The pathogens; 3 Defence and immunity: the old immune system; 4 Sharpening the focus: the new immune system; 5 Communication and collaboration; 6 The pathogens fight back; 7 Getting ill; 8 Immunodeficiency; 9 Controlling pathogens; 10 A look ahead; Glossary and abbreviations; Biographies; Further reading; Index |
| Summary |
The vast majority of germs do not infect us at all - it is pathogens that make us ill. Renowned expert John Playfair vividly describes these pathogens and the defence mechanisms by which we come to terms with them - whether by eliminating them, stopping them from eliminating us, or by simply learning to live with them. - ;The word germ is defined as 'a microbe that causes disease'. The vast majority of microbes do not infect us at all: it is pathogens that make us ill. These include bacteria, viruses, protozoa, fungi, worms, and prions. Living with Germs not only looks at all of these in detai |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Infection -- Popular works
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Immunity -- Popular works
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MEDICAL -- Immunology.
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Immunity
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Infection
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| Genre/Form |
Popular works
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780191517273 |
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0191517275 |
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9781435617827 |
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1435617827 |
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9786611146856 |
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6611146857 |
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1281146854 |
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9781281146854 |
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