Dying to Live: How Our Bodies Fight Disease

By Marion D. Kendall

Book Overview

How do our bodies fight disease? Written in clear accessible style this book gives an account of the inner workings of our immune systems. Aimed at the general reader it looks at fascinating areas of science including fever, AIDS and cancer. Central to the book, from which the title derives, is the idea that in the war against disease our bodies sacrifice millions of cells - antibodies and other specialized elements of the immune system. Only by pitting all manner of complex immune cells against such infectious agents can we continue to survive in the world. Of interest to anyone who has wondered what is really happening when we get ill and recover.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521036550
• ISBN13: 9780521036559
• Release Date: April 2007
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 212 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Essential reading for anyone interested in health

An essential read for anyone interested in their own health, or the health of others. Cleverly written to ensure that all levels of readers from novices to medical experts will enhance their knowledge and understanding of how the body fights and recovers from disease. It covers the basic functioning of the immune system and leads on to discussing leading edge issues such as the fight against AIDS, cancer and the role of vaccines and vaccinations. I thoroughly enjoyed, and benefited from reading this book, and whole-heartedly recommend it to others.