xiv, 338 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 23 cm
Contents
Why we need an immune system -- The organisation of defence -- Ancient concepts of immunity: a short history of immunological thought -- Pregnancy, nature's version of transplantation -- Human attempts at transplantation -- The topic of cancer -- Dealing with AIDS -- Understanding allergies -- The painful subject of autoimmunity -- The chronic fatigue syndrome: an immunological mystery disease -- Some weapons of the immunologist -- Reinforcements: the mind as an ally
Notes
CIP confirmed
Includes index
Previous ed. first published: Sydney : Allen & Unwin, 1988
