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Format: 1 online resource (365 pages)

Edition: 6th ed.

ISBN: 0-12-397188-8

Note: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph , English

Language: English

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Format: 1 online resource (289 p.)

ISBN: 1-281-03332-4 , 9786611033323 , 0-08-054267-0

Content: 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 Wit

Note: Description based upon print version of record. , Front Cover; The War Within us: Everyman's guide to infection and immunity; Copyright Page; CONTENTS; Preface; Introduction; PART 1: THE PARASITE VERSUS THE HOST; Chapter 1. The parasite versus the host; Parasitism as a way of life; But parasites have problems; Problems for the host; A rogue's gallery of microbial parasites of humans; PART 2: HOW WE DEFEND OURSELVES; Chapter 2. Surfaces barriers and the early defences; Body surfaces; Inflammation - it feels bad but is a wonderful device; The phagocytes, essential weapons in the early defences; Chemical weapons , interferons and other substances in early defenceChapter 3. Immune defences; A royal experiment and the beginnings of immunology; The immune system; Chapter 4. Chinks in the armour; things that go wrong with our defences; Faulty surface defences; Faulty phagocytes; Faulty immune response; Can drugs stimulate the immune system?; The brain speaks to the immune system; what happens during stress; Our defences are affected by age; The sexual perspective on host defence; The impact of host genes on defence; Nutrition and host defence; The puzzle of pollutants and host defence , PART 3: THE MICROBE'S RESPONSE TO OUR DEFENCEChapter 5. Breaching the early defences; A microbe with good answers; Special devices for attaching to the body and entering it; Doing damage to the surface defences; Coping with the physical environment; Getting enough food; Coping with interferons and complement; Outmanoeuvring the phagocyte; Chapter 6. How to evade immune defences; A dozen devious devices; Arranging for exit; PART 4: THE DISEASE; Chapter 7. From residents to big killers; Unexpected intruders round the eyes; The residents; How diseases are named; Signs and symptoms , The big killersBig killers from long ago; Chapter 8. How microbes cause disease; Most microbes don't; The microbe releases a toxin; The microbe on its own does the damage; The host injures itself; The microbe causes cancer as a late effect; The microbe stays forever; Microbes as possible culprits, etc; Chapter 9. Thumbnail sketches of seven selected diseases; Syphilis and civilization; Measles and its invasion plan; Typhoid; a trail of illness from a slippery cook; Prion diseases; the mystery and the menace; The common cold gets commoner; Malaria triumphant; Legionnaires' disease , a fresh-water bacterium leaps at the opportunityPART 5: WHAT THE FUTURE HOLDS; Chapter 10. The threat of new diseases; Old diseases remain as a threat; What Does it takes to eradicate a microbe, once and for all?; Where would new diseases come from?; Chapter 11. Our answers to infectious diseases; Hygiene; Antimicrobial drugs; Vaccines; Natural therapy; Thoughts on the very distant future; Selected reading; Glossary; Index , English

Additional Edition: ISBN 0-12-498251-4

Language: English

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Format: 1 online resource (489 pages)

Edition: 5th ed.

ISBN: 1-281-11928-8 , 9786611119287 , 0-12-498265-4 , 0-08-053850-9

Content: 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, accessible style, it deals in an integrated manner with the spectrum of microorganisms, describing the factors common to all infectious diseases. Molecular biology, pathology, and immunology are brought together to explain the mechanisms for spread, immune response, and recovery.

Note: Description based upon print version of record. , Front Cover; Mims' Pathogenesis of Infectious Disease Fifth Edition; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface to the Fifth Edition; Preface to the Fourth Edition; Preface to the Third Edition; Preface to the Second Edition; Preface to the First Edition; Chapter 1. General Principles; References; Chapter 2. Attachment to and Entry of Microorganisms into the Body; Introduction; Adhesion/entry: some general considerations; The skin; Respiratory tract; Gastro-intestinal tract; Oropharynx; Urinogenital tract; Conjunctiva; The normal microbial flora; Exit of microorganisms from the body; References , Chapter 3. Events Occurring Immediately After the Entry of the Microorganism; Growth in epithelial cells; Intracellular microorganisms and spread through the body; Subepithelial invasion; Nutritional requirements of invading microbes; References; Chapter 4. The Encounter with the Phagocytic Cell and the Microbe's Answers; Cell biology of phagocytosis; Phagocytosis in polymorphonuclear leucocytes; Phagocytosis in macrophages; Microbial strategy in relation to phagocytes; Growth in the phagocytic cell; Killing the phagocyte; Entry into the host cell other than by phagocytosis , Consequences of defects in the phagocytic cell; Summary; References; Chapter 5. The Spread of Microbes through the Body; Direct spread; Microbial factors promoting spread; Spread via lymphatics; Spread via the blood; Spread via other pathways; References; Chapter 6. The Immune Response to Infection; Antibody response; T-cell-mediated immune response; Natural killer cells; Macrophages, polymorphs and mast cells; Complement and related defence molecules; Conclusions concerning the immune response to microorganisms; References; Chapter 7. Microbial Strategies in Relation to the Immune Response , Infection completed before the adaptive immune response intervenes; Induction of immunological tolerance; Immunosuppression; Absence of a suitable target for the immune response; Microbial presence in bodily sites inaccessible to the immune response; Induction of inappropriate antibody and T-cell responses; Antibodies mopped up by soluble microbial antigens; Local interference with immune forces; Reduced interferon induction or responsiveness; Antigenic variation; Microorganisms that avoid induction of an immune response; References; Chapter 8. Mechanisms of Cell and Tissue Damage , Infection with no cell or tissue damage; Direct damage by microorganisms; Microbial toxins; Indirect damage via inflammation; Indirect damage via the immune response (immunopathology); Other indirect mechanisms of damage; Diarrhoea; References; Chapter 9. Recovery from Infection; Immunological factors in recovery; Inflammation; Complement; Interferons; Multimechanistic recovery: an example; Temperature; Tissue repair; Resistance to re-infection; References; Chapter 10. Failure to Eliminate Microbe; Latency; Persistent infection with shedding ; Epidemiological significance of persistent infection with shedding , English

Additional Edition: ISBN 0-12-397781-9

Additional Edition: ISBN 0-12-498264-6

Language: English

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Format: Getr. Zählung : Ill., graph. Darst.

ISBN: 0-397-44631-4

Note: Erg. bildet: Slide atlas of medical microbiology

Language: English

Subjects: Medicine

Keywords: Medizinische Mikrobiologie

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Format: IX, 398 S. : , Ill., graph. Darst.

ISBN: 0-632-01193-9

Language: English

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Format: VIII, 679 Seiten , 22 cm

Edition: 1

ISBN: 3861261065

Language: German

Keywords: Medizinische Mikrobiologie ; Medizinische Mikrobiologie ; Lehrbuch ; Lehrbuch ; Lehrbuch

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Format: XI, 342 S. : Ill., graph. Darst.

Edition: 3. ed., 3. impr.

ISBN: 0-12-498260-3

Language: English

Subjects: Medicine

Keywords: Infektionskrankheit ; Pathogenese ; Infektion ; Mensch ; Immunologie

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Format: 1 online resource (365 pages)

Edition: 6th ed.

ISBN: 0-12-397188-8

Note: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph , English

Language: English

UID:

Format: 1 online resource (365 pages)

Edition: 6th ed.

ISBN: 0-12-397188-8

Note: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph , English

Language: English

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Format: x, 278 p. : , ill.

Edition: Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.

Language: English

Keywords: Electronic books.

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