Infectious: Pathogens and How We Fight Them
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- Author：John S. Tregoning
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Summary
The human body is a marvel – but what happens when it comes under attack？ A fascinating guide to why we get sick and how we get better。
‘The perfect gift for the armchair epidemiologist’ Wall Street Journal
Nature wants you dead。
Not just you， but your children and everyone you have ever met and everyone they have ever met; in fact， everyone。 It wants you to cough and sneeze and poop yourself into an early grave。 It wants your blood vessels to burst and pustules to explode all over your body。 And – until recently – it was really good at doing this…
Covid-19 may be only the first of many modern pandemics。 The subject of infection and how to fight it grows more urgent every day。 How do pathogens cause disease？ And what tools can we give our bodies to do battle？
Dr John S。 Tregoning has dedicated his career to answering these questions。 Infectious uncovers fascinating success stories in immunology and virology， making this book not only a vital overview of infection， but also a hopeful story of ongoing human ingenuity。
‘The perfect gift for the armchair epidemiologist’ Wall Street Journal
Nature wants you dead。
Not just you， but your children and everyone you have ever met and everyone they have ever met; in fact， everyone。 It wants you to cough and sneeze and poop yourself into an early grave。 It wants your blood vessels to burst and pustules to explode all over your body。 And – until recently – it was really good at doing this…
Covid-19 may be only the first of many modern pandemics。 The subject of infection and how to fight it grows more urgent every day。 How do pathogens cause disease？ And what tools can we give our bodies to do battle？
Dr John S。 Tregoning has dedicated his career to answering these questions。 Infectious uncovers fascinating success stories in immunology and virology， making this book not only a vital overview of infection， but also a hopeful story of ongoing human ingenuity。
Reviews
Adam Weiss
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Mostly read as a curiosity since I hadn't yet found an immunology pop science book I liked。 Well， this is the one！ I think this was the perfect mix of facts and storytelling and even mentions some of my favorite immunologists like Matzinger and Janeway。 Will be recommending to my family/friends as a primer to what I do。 Mostly read as a curiosity since I hadn't yet found an immunology pop science book I liked。 Well， this is the one！ I think this was the perfect mix of facts and storytelling and even mentions some of my favorite immunologists like Matzinger and Janeway。 Will be recommending to my family/friends as a primer to what I do。 。。。more
Mizuki
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Of course， it is a very well-written science book， and also I like his taste of jokes since I was reading his essay on Nature last year （coronavirus diary）。 I truly wish most people correctly understand these facts in this book。
Christian Del Rosso
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Nicely written with British humor
Monique Moermond
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I really like the concept of this book， but i think it needs some more editing。 It seems to target laymen readers， but very often I got lost in technical terms。 I'll have to read it again to grasp it all。 The jokes are cheesy， and broke up the seriousness of the topic a bit。 I really like the concept of this book， but i think it needs some more editing。 It seems to target laymen readers， but very often I got lost in technical terms。 I'll have to read it again to grasp it all。 The jokes are cheesy， and broke up the seriousness of the topic a bit。 。。。more
Elijah Oakes Benson
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Good， concise， and accessible。
Sarah
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This is a well balanced exploration of the world of infectious diseases。 It's informative without being patronising and injects sufficient humour to make it a compelling and fun read。 It covers everything from the immune system to vaccine development and some excellent tales about the impact of disease on certain bodily functions。 This is a well balanced exploration of the world of infectious diseases。 It's informative without being patronising and injects sufficient humour to make it a compelling and fun read。 It covers everything from the immune system to vaccine development and some excellent tales about the impact of disease on certain bodily functions。 。。。more
Kathleen Garber
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This book starts off with the brief history and science of microbiology which includes why we don’t always get sick， the microbiome， immunology， epidemiology and diagnostics。Part 2 covers prevention， vaccines， antibiotic， antiviral， antifungal and antiparasitics。 Also bad medicine and the future。That may not sound like a lot but each topic is covered well and the book is almost 400 pages。 Most of it is written for the lay person to understand。 It is no text book， that’s for sure。I found the book This book starts off with the brief history and science of microbiology which includes why we don’t always get sick， the microbiome， immunology， epidemiology and diagnostics。Part 2 covers prevention， vaccines， antibiotic， antiviral， antifungal and antiparasitics。 Also bad medicine and the future。That may not sound like a lot but each topic is covered well and the book is almost 400 pages。 Most of it is written for the lay person to understand。 It is no text book， that’s for sure。I found the book very informative。 It talks a lot about COVID-19 but not only about that。 If the pandemic has made you want to know more about how viruses work， this is a great book。 It’s nice to read about viruses and epidemiology from someone who knows what they are talking about and isn’t from a vaccine company or government。The book was published in the UK and as such is written from a UK perspective。 Just an FYI。 The book was also written during 2020， the height of the COVID-19 pandemic。 So at the beginning of each chapter， a timeline is given of when he was writing that chapter， along with where he was and Global COVID cases and deaths。I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review 。。。more
Emerald Fallarme
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It’s science written for everyone。 I learned a lot from this book things that I can easily remember and apply in my daily choices。 Understanding how pathogens and medicine affects us is empowering especially during a pandemic。 By reading this book， I am able to reflect on my lifestyle， my health management， and my role in the scientific community。 Yes， we all have a part in it！ And it’s amazing to know that。I commend Dr。 Tregoning’s way of presenting scientific information。 It’s not scary now to It’s science written for everyone。 I learned a lot from this book things that I can easily remember and apply in my daily choices。 Understanding how pathogens and medicine affects us is empowering especially during a pandemic。 By reading this book， I am able to reflect on my lifestyle， my health management， and my role in the scientific community。 Yes， we all have a part in it！ And it’s amazing to know that。I commend Dr。 Tregoning’s way of presenting scientific information。 It’s not scary now to read acronyms and Latin labels。 And you realize that scientists are human too， not crazy zoombies。 What made me hesitate to give 5 is the feeling that you will know this book was written by a guy。 I can’t reference exactly in what part I wasn’t comfortable with， but I got some hints of stereotyping in some parts。Overall， I would still suggest this book to anyone who’s ready to be more aware about how many times are we actually in danger。 。。。more
Stuart Mclatchie
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