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2) The body victorious: the illustrated story of our immune system and other defences of the human body
Author
Publisher
Delacorte Press
Pub. Date
[1987]
Language
English
Description
With the aid of an electron microscope, the author depicts the workings of the body's immune system.
5) Precedent
Author
Publisher
[Publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
2020
Language
English
Description
Skylar has had to fight for her life since she was a teenager. There had been a war that destroyed much of the world. Killing the majority with bombs and gun fighting. Releasing deadly viruses to kill millions of lives. There’s still evil in this world. One of them was after Skylar. She’s one of the only known humans to have an immunity to the viruses that were released during the war. Now she has to fight her way to safety. Fight for a new and...
Author
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"Visceral."-Wall Street Journal "Illuminating."-Publishers Weekly "Heroic."-Science
The immune system holds the key to human health. In The Beautiful Cure, leading immunologist Daniel M. Davis describes how the scientific quest to understand how the immune system works-and how it is affected by stress, sleep, age, and our state of mind-is now unlocking a revolutionary new approach to medicine and well-being.
The body's ability...
Author
Series
What happens when ? volume grades 1, 2, 3
Publisher
Gareth Stevens Pub
Pub. Date
1986.
Language
English
Description
Describes how our bodies use their resources to fight off infections such as colds and sore throats. Includes activities illustrating how germs spread and how the body reacts to colds.
Author
Series
Publisher
Big Buddy Books, an imprint of Abdo Publishing
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"This title examines viruses, bacteria, fungi and protozoa, how they attack the body, and how the immune system responds with white blood cells, antibodies, fever, mucus, and pus, and how science helps with vaccines and antibiotics. Immune system disorders are also covered."--
Author
Series
Publisher
Crabtree Publishing
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"The immune system is a large network of cells, tissues, and organs that work together, acting like a fort with guards to keep out risky viruses and bacteria and destroy invaders. Readers will learn how researchers are striving to improve the body's immune system to fight off disease. Full-color illustrations help readers visualize the immune system at work."--
Author
Publisher
Atheneum
Pub. Date
2019
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
Description
"A viral disease called 'the wickedness' plagues the world, and sixteen-year-olds Astrid and Natalie are two of the only people immune. The girls live in separate, isolated communities, but recent encounters with wicked people link their stories in unexpected ways"--
Author
Publisher
Hill and Wang
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
Public sanitation and antibiotic drugs have brought about historic increases in the human life span; they have also unintentionally produced new health crises by disrupting the intimate, age-old balance between humans and the microorganisms that inhabit our bodies and our environment. As a result, antibiotic resistance now ranks among the gravest medical problems of modern times. [This book] addresses not only this issue but also what has become known...
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown Spark / Hachette Book Group
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
In The Immunotype Breakthrough, Dr. Heather Moday explains that for most, immune system balance is key. Drawing on a wealth of cutting edge research and fascinating case studies, Dr. Moday explains that the immune system is fluid and significantly influenced by our behaviors, diet, habits, and environment. She identifies four primary Immunotypes—Smoldering, Weak, Hyperactive, and Misguided—that underlie the immune imbalances that commonly lead...
Author
Publisher
HarperOne
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
"Every year in September the spectre of cold and flu season arrives. It has become a fact of life. We might as well allot for our sick days knowing that we will be hit at least once, if not two to three times before Spring's arrival. In every office and in every family, there are those who get sick regularly and those who manage to stay healthy through it all. In Super Immunity, Dr. Fuhrman will explain why some of us get sick more regularly than...
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