immune system

Provides an overview of the functions of the immune system and discusses how diet, exercise, and sleep aid in keeping it healthy.

The more people learn about their hardworking heart, breathtaking lungs, and brilliant brain, the more they marvel at the amazing machine that's called the human body.

Poliomyelitis, better known as polio, is a crippling virus that can lead to paralysis or even death. A childhood vaccination program had diminished the incidence of polio worldwide to the point that scientists thought they had beaten it. They were wrong. Polio appears to be on the rise again.

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

AIDS, acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, is the infectious disease caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). HIV attacks the immune system, sometimes with fatal consequences. Though the first reported case was only in 1959, an estimated 40 million people now live with AIDS or HIV.

Photographs, illustrations, and diagrams describe how the body's cells form the immune system designed to defend it against infection and disease.

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

Readers will learn that most bacteria do not cause diseases, but provide us with food and medicines, and help maintain soil and other ecosystems.

Simple text and photographs explain how the immune system defends the body from germs every day. Experience augmented reality by downloading the free Capstone 4D app and scanning book pages for access to additional video content.

"The indigenous people of North America are being hunted and harvested for their bone marrow, which carries the key to recovering something the rest of the population has lost: the ability to dream. In this dark world, Frenchie and his companions struggle to survive as they make their way up north to the old lands. For now, survival means staying hidden... but what they don't know is that one of them holds the secret to defeating the marrow thieves"--Back cover.