Infectious diseases can be caused by bacteria, parasites, viruses, and other microbes such as fungus. This book provides a picture of the global burden of infectious disease, and covers the mechanisms for spread of disease, immune response, and recovery. It is suitable as a course text for graduate [...]
Infectious diseases are the leading cause of death worldwide. This book makes the intricacies of the immune system and infectious diseases less baffling for the general reader and answers the questions of how things work and why. Aimed at general readers and student, it introduces to the basics of i[...]