Cell-Mediated Immunity and Resistance to Infection

Book : Cell-Mediated Immunity and Resistance to Infection

Language : English

Library : Social Phsician

Publish Place : Geneva

Volume : 519

Publish Date : 00 1973

Publisher : World Health Organization WHO

Book Type : Report

Book Number : 3456

INDEX


Contents
1. Introduction ...........................
2. Nature of Cell-Mediated Immunity..................
2.1 Induction of Cell-Mediated Immunity...............
2.2 Cells Involved in the Expression of Cell-Mediated Immunity.....
2.3 Expression of Cell-Mediated Immunity...............
2.4 Interactions between Antibody-Mediated and Cell-Mediated Immunity
3. Characteristics of Cell-Mediated Resistance to Various Types of Infection .
3.1 Bacterial Infections.......................
3.2 Virus Infections.........................
3.3 Mycoplasma Infections.....................
3.4 Fungus Infections........................
3.5 Protozoal Infections.......................
3.6 Metazoal Infections.......................
4. Aberrant or Defective Functioning of Cell-Mediated Immunity......
4.1 Nonspecific Unresponsiveness...................
4.2 Antigen-Specific Unresponsiveness.................
4.3 Granuloma Formation......................
5. Cell-Mediated Immunity in Clinical Diagnosis and Treatment......
5.1 Diagnostic Measures Based on Cell-Mediated Immune Reactions . . .
5.2 Augmentation of the Immune Response..............
6. Prophylaxis............................
Annex: Further Background Literature................