Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-234) and index.
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Front Matter; Tracks of thought; Immunobiology; Adaptive plasticity; Natura naturans; Disabled defences; Back Matter.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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Discusses the relationship between hosts and parasites. This book contains detailed descriptions of the immune system and the microbial world as well as methodological and conceptual clarifications. It is of interest not only to biologists, medical scientists, physicians and philosophers of science, but also microbiologists and immunologists.