ABSTRACT

Biology of Disease describes the biology of many of the human disorders and disease that are encountered in a clinical setting. It is designed for first and second year students in biomedical science programs and will also be a highly effective reference for health science professionals as well as being valuable to students beginning medical school. Real cases are used to illustrate the importance of biology in understanding the causes of diseases, as well as in diagnosis and therapy.

chapter 1|24 pages

THE NATURE AND INVESTIGATION OF DISEASES

chapter 2|16 pages

PATHOGENS AND VIRULENCE

chapter 3|32 pages

INFECTIOUS DISEASES AND TREATMENTS

chapter 4|26 pages

THE IMMUNE SYSTEM

chapter 5|28 pages

DISORDERS OF THE IMMUNE SYSTEM

chapter 6|30 pages

TRANSFUSION AND TRANSPLANTATION

chapter 7|46 pages

DISORDERS OF THE ENDOCRINE SYSTEM

chapter 9|14 pages

DISORDERS OF ACID–BASE BALANCE

chapter 10|38 pages

DIET AND DISEASE

chapter 12|30 pages

TOXICOLOGY

chapter 13|34 pages

DISORDERS OF THE BLOOD

chapter 14|36 pages

DISORDERS OF THE CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM

chapter 15|34 pages

GENETIC DISEASES

chapter 17|40 pages

CANCER

chapter 18|16 pages

AGING AND DISEASE