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An integrated view of the principal aspects of immune response to all types of infectious agents, emphasizing the immune system as a host defense system.
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This volume offers an integrated view of the principal aspects of immune response to all types of infectious agents, with an emphasis on the immune system primarily as a host defense system. Sixty-four specialists from Europe, the U.S. and Canada contribute 30 chapters organized into sections on the pathogens, the anti-infective immune response, innate immunity, acquired immunity, pathology, evasion and latency, immunogenetics, and immune intervention. For microbiologists interested in pathogenesis and immunology; clinicians interested in immunology, virology, vaccine development, infectious diseases, bacteriology, parasitology, pathology, and cell biology; and immunologists desiring greater knowledge of infectious diseases and their causative agents. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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