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Fungal Infections and Immune Responses
Juneann W. . Ed(S): Murphy
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Description for Fungal Infections and Immune Responses
Hardback. Offers a detailed presentation of the various classes of fungi and their modes of interaction with the human immune system. This book is of interest to mycologists and immunologists, especially those involved in AIDS research. Editor(s): Murphy, Juneann W. Series: Infectious Agents and Pathogenesis. Num Pages: 574 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MJCJ; MJCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 38. Weight in Grams: 2310.
Biomedical scientists widely acknowledge that individuals' immune respon siveness is important in resistance to infections by microorganisms, including fungi. Because of the devastating acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) epidemic, caused by the human immunodeficiency retrovirus, it is now accepted that suppressed immune responses, especially cellular immu nity, are important contributors to increased individual susceptibility to opportunistic infections-including infections caused by fungi which were at one time thought to be very lowly or nonpathogenic. Within the last few years, there has been an almost explosive increase in interest and studies concerning the nature and mechanisms of the immune response to fungal infections. ... Read more
Biomedical scientists widely acknowledge that individuals' immune respon siveness is important in resistance to infections by microorganisms, including fungi. Because of the devastating acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) epidemic, caused by the human immunodeficiency retrovirus, it is now accepted that suppressed immune responses, especially cellular immu nity, are important contributors to increased individual susceptibility to opportunistic infections-including infections caused by fungi which were at one time thought to be very lowly or nonpathogenic. Within the last few years, there has been an almost explosive increase in interest and studies concerning the nature and mechanisms of the immune response to fungal infections. ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Springer Science+Business Media United States
Number of pages
574
Condition
New
Series
Infectious Agents and Pathogenesis
Number of Pages
574
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780306440755
SKU
V9780306440755
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