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Author Nash, Anthony, author.

Title Mims' pathogenesis of infectious disease / Anthony A. Nash, Robert G. Dalziel, J. Ross Fitzgerald
Edition Sixth edition
Published Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier/AP, [2015]
©2015

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Description 1 online resource (vii, 356 pages) : illustrations
Contents 1. General Principles -- Bibliography -- 2. Attachment to and Entry of Microorganisms into the Body -- 3. Early Stages of Infection After Pathogen Entry -- 4. Encounter of Microbes with Phagocytic Cells -- 5. The Spread of Microbes Through the Body -- 6. The Immune Response to Infection -- 7. Microbial Strategies in Relation to the Immune Response -- 8. Mechanisms of Cell and Tissue Damage -- 9. Recovery from Infection -- 10. Failure to Eliminate Microbe -- 11. Host and Microbial Factors Influencing Susceptibility -- 12. Vaccines and How They Work -- Appendix -- Conclusions
Summary Annotation 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, bringing together molecular biology, pathology, and immunology to explain the mechanisms for spread, immune response, and recovery
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Print version record
Subject Communicable diseases
Communicable Diseases -- microbiology
Communicable Diseases -- immunology
Communicable Diseases
Communicable diseases
Form Electronic book
Author Dalziel, Robert G., author.
Fitzgerald, J. R. (J. Ross), author.
Mims, Cedric A.
ISBN 9780123977816
0123977819
Other Titles Pathogenesis of infectious disease