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020			_a9780198814382
040			_bEnglish. _cCvSU-CCAT Campus Library. _erda. _aCvSU-CCAT Campus Library.
050			_aRA 643 _bF85 2019
100			_aFullick, William F., author. _9868
245			_aHuman infectious disease and public health / _cDr. William Fullick; edited by Ann Fullick [and three others].
260			_aOxford ; New York, NY : _bOxford University Press, Royal Society, _cc2019.
300			_axi, 160 pages : _billustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; _c25 cm.
490			_a(Oxford biology primers)
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references.
520			_aInfectious disease will affect most of us at some point in our lives, despite tremendous advances in medicine over the past century. We all still fall ill from pathogens in our everyday environments - but many of us now survive infections which would have proved fatal in the past. Our understanding of the nature of infectious diseases continues to grow - as does our understanding of the human immune system. We continue to develop drugs and public health regimens to attempt to treat or prevent more and more diseases from causing acute sickness and/or long-term health problems - and indeed, we have been successful at eradicating (or almost eradicating) a number of previously common illnesses over the past fifty years. This text explores the structure and function of each distinct type of pathogen (bacteria, viruses, fungi, parasites and prion disease), as well as the biochemical processes taking place when an infection is caused by any of these agents. It goes on to look at the role the human immune system plays in preventing, containing and destroying pathogens which enter the human body, using up to date research to ensure that students are abreast of the most recent developments in immunology. The text also examines the "evolutionary arms race" between human beings and infectious disease, looking at genetic traits which confer protection against some infectious diseases, and how pathogens are constantly changing to work around our defences. The final section of the primer explores disease prevention and treatment - antibiotics, antivirals and antifungal agents and their mechanisms of action; public health and vaccination; the dangers of antibiotic resistance; and potential sources for new antimicrobial agents around the world.
546			_aEnglish text.
650			_aCommunicable diseases. _9869
650			_aPublic health. _9870
650			_aCommunicable Diseases. _9871
650			_aPublic Health. _9872
700			_aFullick, Ann., editor. _9828
700			_aHarvey, Ian., editor. _9873
700			_aHickman, Gill., editor. _9874
700			_aHowarth, Sue., editor. _9875
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