Textbook Of Immunology, Microbiology And Parasitology

Bacterial, Viral and Parasitic diseases play a considerable role in causing diseases and immunology helps us in understanding that how the body reacts to these foreign agents affecting on it. This book is a compilation of Immunology, bacteriology, virology, parasitology and mycology. The author has tried to make this book simple in reading for the students so that they could easily understand the concepts. To make the learning easier, well labelled diagrams and tables have been furnished at appropriate places. Newly emerging virus, Ebola virus has been included in the book. At the end of the book, frequently asked questions from various BHMS, nursing and MBBS exams have been included. The book is divided in into different sections:1. Immunology: In this section I have tried to explain every aspect of immunology in a simple manner which is easy to understand. This section covers the defense mechanism of body, various agents that affect the body and cause diseases, various reactions that take place between affecting agents and immune system of body and immunological tests that help us to diagnose the bacterial, viral and parasitic diseases.2. Bacteriology and virology: This part covers the general features of bacteria and viruses, how they can be grown in laboratories. There the chapters on specific bacteria and virus, their culture methods, lab investigations, diseases caused by them and their treatment.3. Parasitology: This section covers the various parasites, how they enter and grow in body and cause diseases, lab investigations to diagnose and their treatment.4. Mycology: This section consists of various fungi that cause infections in humans.