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Mims' Pathogenesis of Infectious Disease is the landmark book in the field of infectious disease. The new, revised edition of this work provides a comprehensive, up-to-date description of the mechanisms of microbial infection and the pathogenesis of infectious disease. Presented in a clear, acc...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Mims, Cedric A.
Other Authors: Nash, Anthony, Stephen, John
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: San Diego : Academic Press, �2001.
Edition:5th ed.
Subjects:
Communicable diseases.
Communicable Diseases > microbiology
Communicable Diseases
Communicable Diseases > immunology
Maladies infectieuses.
Communicable diseases
Maladies transmissibles > �etiologie.
Maladies transmissibles > Microbiologie.
Infectieziekten.
Pathologische fysiologie.
Pathogenese.
Maladies infectieuses > �Etiologie.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • General principles
  • Attachment to and entry of microorganisms into the body
  • Events occurring immediately after the entry of the microorganism
  • Encounter with the phagocytic cell and the microbe's answers
  • Spread of microbes through the body
  • Immune response to infection
  • Microbial strategies in relation to the immune response
  • Mechanisms of cell and tissue damage
  • Recovery from infection
  • Failure to eliminate microbe
  • Host and microbial factors influencing susceptibility
  • Vaccines and how they work.

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