Immune : how your body defends and protects you
Carver, Catherine A.2017
Books, Manuscripts
The human body is like an exceedingly well-fortified castle, defended by billions of soldiers - some live for less than a day, others remember battles for decades, but all are essential in protecting us from disease. This hidden army is our immune system, and without it we could not survive the eternal war between us and our microscopic enemies. 'Immune' explores the incredible arsenal that lives within us - how it knows what to attack and what to defend, and how it kills everything from the common cold to the plague bacterium. We see what happens when the immune system turns on us, and conversely how impossible life is without its protection.
Main title:
Immune : how your body defends and protects you / Catherine Carver.
Author:
Carver, Catherine A., author
Imprint:
London : Bloomsbury Sigma, 2017.
Collation:
304 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 23 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Audience:
Specialized.
ISBN:
9781472915115 (hbk)
Dewey class:
616.079616.079 CAR
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
2539463