Constitutional Resistance to Infection (Medical Intelligence Unit) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 3540592873 ISBN 13: 9783540592877

Publisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K, 1995

Synopsis

This book is about mechanisms of innate immunity employed by a variety of host species in response to the presence of microorganisms pathogenic for related species. This type of resistance to infection does not depend on the ability of the host to mount an immune response to a specific microbe, rather the capacity to resist infection or to clear a challenge dose of a potential pathogen is present without regard to previous exposure to that organism. As is clearly shown in the chapters comprising this book, the study of this type of immunity in resistant species has the potential to reveal new insights into the pathogenesis of disease in susceptible hosts.

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Synopsis

This text covers mechanisms of innate immunity employed by a variety of host species in response to the presence of micro-organisms pathogenic for related species. This type of resistance to infection does not depend on the ability of the host to mount an immune response to a specific microbe, rather the capacity to resist infection or to clear a challenge dose of a potential pathogen is present without regard to previous exposure to that organism. The study of this type of immunity in resistant species has the potential to reveal new insights into the pathogenesis of disease in susceptible hosts.

Edition details

• Publisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K
• Publication date: 1995
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3540592873
• ISBN 13: 9783540592877
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 209
• Editor: Verduin C.M., Watson D., Verhoef Jan, Dijk Hans Van