Description |
xi, 276 pages ; 22 cm |
Contents |
1. Overture to a Science Unborn: Smallpox and the Origins of Immunology -- 2. The Anatomy of an Immune Response -- 3. Living in the Bubble: Primary Immune Deficiency Diseases -- 4. Hypersensitivity and Allergy -- 5. Horror Autotoxicus: The Immunology of Self-Destruction -- 6. When the Wall Comes Tumbling Down: AIDS -- 7. Organ Transplantation: Exploring the Boundary Between Technology and Ethics -- 8. Minding the Immune System's Business: The Dialogue Between the Brain and the Immune System -- Appendix: Diversity, Tolerance, and Memory: The Politically Correct Immune System |
Summary |
A book for the general reader explaining the working of the immune system, emphasizing stories and examples of what happens in immunological disorders |
Analysis |
AIDS viruses |
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Transplantation |
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Allergies |
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Overseas item |
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Immunology |
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Diseases |
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Humans Immune system |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-269) and index |
Subject |
Immune system.
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Immunologic diseases.
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Immune system -- Popular works.
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Immunologic diseases -- Popular works.
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Immune System.
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Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes.
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Genre/Form |
Popular Work.
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Popular works.
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Popular works
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LC no. |
94045134 |
ISBN |
0195092864 acid-free paper |
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