immunology

"Although everyone who has ever had a cold is familiar with the human immune system and its importance, few understand just how complex and intricate the immune system is. In Immune, Internet creator and storyteller Philipp Dettmer takes readers on a journey through the fortress of the human body and its defenses. There is a constant battle raging just under our skin, full of stories of invasion, strategy, defeat, and noble self-sacrifice. In fact, in the time you've been reading this, your immune system has identified and eradicated multiple cancer cells that started to grow in your body. Enlivened by engaging full-color graphics and immersive descriptions, Immune turns one of the most intricate, interconnected, and pervasive subjects in biology--immunology--into a gripping adventure through an alien landscape. Touching on our body's defenses, the types of adversaries we face (including a chapter on the coronavirus), and the grave consequences of immune malfunction, Immune is a vital crash course in what is arguably, and increasingly, the most important system in the body"--Provided by publisher.

Recounts the race of pharmaceutical companies and entrepreneurs to develop a Covid-19 vaccine during 2020. Discusses the scientists involved in finding out what the virus was, those who hedged their bets to develop a vaccine, the old and new methods of developing vaccines, the testing process, and how the process was hampered by the political environment.

Full-color photographs of actual medical conditions prevented by vaccines and illustrations of these diseases make each seem even more real to the future scientists engaged with each page.

Explores how the immune system protects the human body from germs, viruses, and bacteria as well as the many things that can go wrong.

Presents a graphic nonfiction volume that introduces the human body's immune response to infectious disease.

Entries cover biographies of the pioneers of microbiology and immunology as well as explanations of the fundamental scientific concepts and latest research developments.

Describes the disease of polio and its treatment, the scientific endeavour that led to the discovery of the poliovirus, and the studies in virology and immunology that culminated in the production of a polio vaccine. It also highlights the experiences of patients and the voices of survivors, revealing how ethnicity, class, age, and gender all mediated individual's reactions to the disease, which included fear, rejection, denial and anger. There is still no cure for polio. The treatment remains the same as it was forty plus years ago. The only way to prevent future epidemics is by vaccinating the population. If the poliovirus cannot find an unvaccinated individual to infect, it will die out. As long as there is a single case of polio, all unvaccinated children throughout the world are at risk.

Some vaccines may be controversial today, but undoubtedly they have saved millions of lives since their introduction. Mass inoculations began with the polio vaccine in 1952 and since then have become a part of modern life. This important volume makes vaccine technology understandable, describing the different types, how they're administered, and their side effects and limitations. Readers will feel well-informed as they come to comprehend key topics such as herd immunity, the anti-vaccination movement, and new developments in vaccine technology, including the diseases they may treat in the future and how they're delivered.

Explore the history, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, prevention, and future areas of research for those with allergies.

Looks at the lives and careers of over thirty immunologists and virologists.