The second edition of The Biology of Disease is an introductory level text on the biological principles of human
disease. The book is aimed at medical students in degree courses in biomedical science.
The book fuses the biological (physiological and biochemical) processes which underlie the clinical manifestations
of disease. As such, it brings together material which is conventionally dealt with by several books. The authors
have covered the fundamentals of each topic in a readable manner, which should encourage students to develop a
fuller understanding, where necessary, by reference to more comprehensive texts.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1--The Nature of Disease
Chapter 2--Psychological and Social Aspects of Disease
Chapter 3--Principles of Epidemiology
Chapter 4--The Molecular Basis of Cell Reproduction, Senescence and Death
Chapter 5--The Inflammatory Response
Chapter 6--The Immune System
Chapter 7--Principles of Infectious Disease
Chapter 8--Bacterial Infection
Chapter 9--Virus Infection
Chapter 10--Hypersensitivity
Chapter 11--Autoimmunity
Chapter 12--Immunodeficiency
Chapter 13--Transplantation Immunology
Chapter 14--Anaemia
Chapter 15--Nutritional Disorders
Chapter 16--Haemostasis
Chapter 17--Atherosclerosis
Chapter 18--Toxicology and Poisoning
Chapter 19--Inherited Single Gene Disorders
Chapter 20--Chromosome Abnormalities
Chapter 21--Principles of Neoplasia
Chapter 22--The Molecular Basis of Cancer
Chapter 23--Tumour Viruses and Human Cancer
Chapter 24--Cancer: Invasion and Metastasis
