Infectious : pathogens and how we fight them / Dr. John S. Tregoning.
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The human body is a marvel - but what happens when it comes under attack? A fascinating guide to why we get sick and how we get better.
'Lovely, warm, erudite and, above all, chatty.' Chris van Tulleken, author of Ultra Processed People Nature wants you dead. Not just you, but your children and everyone you have ever met and everyone they have ever met; in fact, everyone. It wants you to cough and sneeze and poop yourself into an early grave. It wants your blood vessels to burst and pustules to explode all over your body. And - until recently - it was really good at doing this... The subject of infection and how to fight it grows more urgent every day. How do pathogens cause disease? And what tools can we give our bodies to do battle? Infectious is not only a vital overview of what goes awry in our bodies, but also a hopeful story of ongoing human ingenuity.Includes bibliographical references (pages 355-364) and index.
"Nature wants you dead. Not just you, but your children and everyone you have ever met and everyone they have ever met; in fact, everyone. It wants you to cough and sneeze and poop yourself into an early grave. It wants your blood vessels to burst and pustules to explode all over your body. And - until recently - it was really good at doing this. Covid-19 may be only the first of many modern pandemics. The subject of infection and how to fight it grows more urgent every day. How do pathogens cause disease? And what tools can we give our bodies to do battle? Dr John S. Tregoning has dedicated his career to answering these questions. Infectious uncovers fascinating success stories in immunology and virology, making this book not only a vital overview of infection, but also a hopeful story of ongoing human ingenuity." -- inside flap of front jacket.
Prologue: enter a virus stage-East -- Part 1. 'Ologies: investigating and understanding infectious disease -- A brief history of microbiology -- The science of microbiology -- Why don't we get sick? -- The microbiome -- Immunology -- Diagnostics -- Part 2. Solutions: preventing and curing infectious disease -- Prevention -- Vaccines -- Antibiotic -- Antiviral -- Antifungal -- Antiparasitic -- Bad medicine -- The future -- Epilogue: where do we go from here?.