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Aging, Immunity, and Infection (Hardcover, 2003 ed.)
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Aging, Immunity, and Infection (Hardcover, 2003 ed.)
Series: Infectious Disease
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The preparation of Aging, Immunity, and Infection has been a "labor
of labor. " When we began, there existed a huge literature-but
manage able, we thought, given our years of experience in the area
often referred to as immunogerontology. However, in the time that
we have been at work, the new relevant literature has increased at
a prodigious rate. The more we read and tried to assimilate, the
farther we fell behind. In order to have any hope of completing a
book on this rapidly evolving topic, we have been forced to become
increasingly selective in covering new and re cent publications. We
dare to hope that many read ers will find the book useful and only
a few will dweIl on the inevitable inadequacies. We consider the
book a work in progress, and welcome suggestions for future
editions. Five chapters cover several aspects of infection and the
decline of immunity with age. The first chapter "Human Aging:
Present and Future," is devoted to demographics and theories of
senescence. Chap ter 2 outlines the gradual breakdown of resistance
to infection in the aged individual. Chapters 3 and 4 cover changes
in innate and acquired immunity. The final chapter, "Nutrition,
Longevity, and Integrity of the Immune System," discusses such
provocative ideas as life-span exten sion and nutritional
intervention for the delay of immunosenescence."
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