Table of Contents

The infectious organisms
1: Introduction: parasites, pathogens, and immunity
2: Viruses
3: Bacteria
4: Fungi
5: Protozoa
6: Helminths (worms)
7: Ectoparasites
8: Prions
9: Disease: virulence and susceptibility
The immune system
10: Defence, immunity, the immune system
11: External defences: entry and exit
12: Innate immunity
13: How pathogens escape innate immunity
14: Disease due to innate immunity
15: Immunodeficiency I: primary defects of innate immunity
16: Adaptive immunity: introduction
17: B cells and antibody
18: T cells and the MHC
19: The antibody response
20: Cell-mediated responses
21: Regulation of immune responses and memory
22: How pathogens escape adaptive immunity
23: Disesase due to adaptive immunity I: hypersenstivity
24: Disease due to adaptive immunity II: autoimmunity
25: Immunodeficiency II: primary defects of adaptive immunity
26: Immunodeficiency III: secondary immunodeficiency and AIDS
The host-pathogen balance
27: Epidemiology
28: Control of infectious disease: vaccination
29: Control of infectious disease: chemotherapy
30: Control of infectious disease: public health measures
31: Viral and prion disease and immunity
32: Bacterial disease and immunity
33: Fungal disease and immunity
34: Protozoal disease and immunity
35: Helminth disease and immunity
36: Ectoparasites and immunity
37: Emerging and future infectious diseases

Reviews

`Review from previous edition The text presented is of a very high quality, presented by authors who are passionate about the subject and how it is portrayed to their students in a manner that will inspire!
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Dr Andrew Foey, School of Biological Sciences, University of Plymouth
`I think the book is quite unique in its breadth and integrated topic.'
Dr John Greenman, Biological Sciences, The University of Hull
`As the field of immunology becomes more and more specialized, here is a textbook that offers a fresh overlook of host-pathogen interactions for the student. The general yet thorough text is directed at students with minimal college biology background and would be appropriate for freshmen and sophomore students.
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Professor Gary Splitter, Department of Animal Health and Biomedical Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison
`Few books are available that are suitable for a course that integrates microbiology and immunology, but this one succeeds in explaining the immune system and its role in host defense very well. Immunology is a rapidly advancing discipline and this third edition is a welcome update.'
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