Body Defenses Against Disease (Second Edition)
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✎ Suggest a correctionUses electron photomicrography, animation, and live action to examine the body's complex defense system to guard against disease and infection. Shows and describes disease-causing organisms and explains the role of mucus and cilia, digestive juices, skin, phagocytes, and lymphocytes in the protection process. Demonstrates the action of antibodies on disease-causing germs and emphasizes the importance of immmunization against disease. Incorporates film footage of David, a boy who lived in a sterile bubble, to show what can happen if the body cannot defend itself.
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