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Living with germs : in health and disease /
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 learnin...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Oxford :
Oxford University Press,
2007.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- 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