Why Arent We Dead Yet?

Autori

• Idan Ben-Barak

Parametri

• Biologia
• Saggistica
• Salute & Medicina
• Scienza
• Scienze Naturali

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Disease - specifically infectious disease - is what eventually kills the overwhelming majority of us. In fact, it's amazing that it doesn't get us sooner: we fight off millions of disease-causing germs every day. So how come we're not dead yet? In this lively and accessible book, Idan Ben-Barak tells us why. He explores the immune system and what keeps it running, how germs are destroyed, and why we develop immunities to certain disease-causing agents. He also examines the role of antibiotics and vaccines, and looks at what the future holds for our collective chances of not being dead.

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Lingua: Inglese

Pubblicato: 2014

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