Our Immune System and the Pathogens that Challenge Us: Foundations in Immunology, Virology, and Bacteriology

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Author(s): SANDRA HOPE, Brian Poole
ISBN: 9781644961407
Edition: 1
Copyright: 2019
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Our Immune System and the Pathogens that Challenge Us: Foundations in Immunology, Virology, and Bacteriology

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Table of Contents

Unit 1 Immunology

Chapter 1: Introduction

Chapter 2: Pathogens and Antigens

Chapter 3: Acute Inflammation

Chapter 4: Receptors for Antigen Detection

Chapter 5: Hematopoiesis and Lymphoid Organs

Chapter 6: MHC's for Antigen Presentation

Chapter 7: Destroying the Enemy (phagocytic killing, granule killing, apoptosis)

Chpater 8: Adaptive Immunity (B cells & T cells)

Chapter 9: Expansion of the Adaptive Immune Response (includes concepts of vaccines)

Chapter 10: Immunodeficiencies

Chapter 11: Hypersensitivities 1 and 2 (Allergies, anaphylaxis and blood typing)

Chapter 12: Hypersensitivities 3 (Autoimmunity)

Chapter 13: Hypersensitivity 4 (Chronic Inflammation)


Unit 2 Viruses

Chapter 14: Viruses

Chapter 15: Viral Pathogenesis

Chapter 16: Influenza

Chapter 17: Measles

Chapter 18: Rotavirus

Chapter 19: Rabies

Chapter 20: Flaviviruses

Chapter 21: Herpesviruses

Chapter 22: Papillomaviruses

Chapter 23: HIV

Chapter 24: Hepatitis B Virus

Chapter 25: Vaccines


Unit 3 Bacteria

Chapter 26: The Nature of Bacteria

Chapter 27: Bacterial Identification and Traits

Chapter 28: Bacterial Pathogenesis

Chapter 29: Antibiotics

Chapter 30: Staphylococcus aureus

Chapter 31: Streptococcus pyogenes

Chapter 32: Corynebacterium diphtheriae

Chapter 33: Mycobacteria

Chapter 34: Eschericia coli