V.F. Lavrov, Y.V. Rusakova, A.N. Shaposhnikov, A.V. Ivanenko, S.N. Kuzin. Basics of Immunology, Epidemiology, and Prevention of Infectious Diseases. Educational Aid for Doctors. Moscow, MP Hygiene CJSC, 311 p.

Approved by the Scientific Council of the Russian Medical Academy of Post-graduate Studies of Roszdrav on February 27, 2007.

Reviewer: member of the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences V.V. Zverev.

The book describes in detail the history of immunology as a science and highlights its achievements in fighting infectious diseases. It briefly and simply reviews the systems of congenital and adaptive immunity, provides the current data on immunology of infectious diseases, describes immune responses to infectious agents and the ways for microbes to avoid the immune protection factors as well as pathological immune responses caused by microbes.

Separate chapters are devoted to characteristics of modern vaccines and specifics of post-vaccinal immunity as well as the basics of laboratory diagnostics of infectious diseases.
The principles of fighting infectious diseases are reviewed as well as the problems of epidemiology, immunology, and prevention of infectious diseases controlled using vaccines.

The book is intended for epidemiologists, infectious disease doctors, pediatricians, and other specialists in infectious pathologies. It can be useful for researchers, teachers, medical students and post-graduate students.

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