01055nam a22001697a 4500 62346 62346 9780198753902 616.079 Klenerman, Paul The Immune System : A Very Short Introduction Paul Klenerman 1st Great Clarendon Oxford University Press 2017 xx,119 Pages 17X11 cm PB Include Illustrations and Index The immune system is central to human health and the focus of much medical research. Growing understanding of the immune system, and especially the creation of immune memory (long lasting protection), which can be harnessed in the design of vaccines, have been major breakthroughs in medicine. Paul Klenerman describes the immune system, and how it works in health and disease. In particular he focuses on the human immune system, considering how it evolved, the basic rules that govern its behavior, and the major health threats where it is important. immunology. Immune system. Adaptive Immunity. health BK 0 0 0 616_079000000000000_K637I_2017 0 NFIC 60747 GPL GPL GEN 2020-08-22 CRV/160/GPLM 1471.00 616.079 K637I 2017 64921 2020-08-22 2020-08-22 BK