Infectious : pathogens and how we fight them / Dr. John S. Tregoning.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tregoning, John S., author.

Contributor:

Dr. William McDowell Mastin Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Pathogenic microorganisms.

Diseases--Treatment.

Diseases.

Infection--Treatment.

Infection.

Medical microbiology.

Physical Description:

ix, 374 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

London, England : Oneworld, 2021.

Summary:

"Nature wants you dead. Not just you, but your children and everyone you have ever met and everyone they have ever met; in fact, everyone. It wants you to cough and sneeze and poop yourself into an early grave. It wants your blood vessels to burst and pustules to explode all over your body. And - until recently - it was really good at doing this. Covid-19 may be only the first of many modern pandemics. The subject of infection and how to fight it grows more urgent every day. How do pathogens cause disease? And what tools can we give our bodies to do battle? Dr John S. Tregoning has dedicated his career to answering these questions. Infectious uncovers fascinating success stories in immunology and virology, making this book not only a vital overview of infection, but also a hopeful story of ongoing human ingenuity." -- inside flap of front jacket.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: pt. 1 `Ologies: Investigating and understanding infectious disease

1. A Brief History of Microbiology

2. The Science of Microbiology

3. Why Don't We Get Sick?

4. The Microbiome

5. Immunology

6. Epidemiology

7. Diagnostics

pt. 2 Solutions: Preventing and curing infectious disease

8. Prevention

9. Vaccines

10. Antibiotic

11. Antiviral

12. Antifungal

13. Antiparasitic

14. Bad Medicine

15. The Future.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 355-364) and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Dr. William McDowell Mastin Fund.

Other Format:

ebook version :

ISBN:

9780861541225

0861541227

OCLC:

1229089404

Publisher Number:

99989112528