Allergies. The cruel games of the immune system
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Allergies. The cruel games of the immune system
14.99 €
Hay fever. Peanut allergy. Eczema. Billions of people around the world suffer from one form of allergy or another. The number of allergy sufferers is growing catastrophically, and this is increasing the mental and physical burden not only on themselves, but also on their families, the health care system, and society as a whole.
Medical anthropologist Teresa McPhail, who also suffers from allergies and lost her father to them (he died of anaphylactic shock after a bee sting), decided to understand the causes of the disease, why it can be fatal and what harm it causes. This book is a full and comprehensive study of the phenomenon of allergy, from its first medical description in the early 19th century to recent revolutionary developments in biologic drugs and immunotherapy that offer hope to the most difficult patients. In search of material for her book, the author worked with hundreds of experts, patients and enthusiasts, and talked to biologists and doctors from the world's best allergy clinics. This is how a book about a wide variety of allergies came to be: what they are, why they occur and how they can affect the fate of mankind. If we better understand this irritating phenomenon in every sense, we can create a more comfortable and safer environment for ourselves and future generations.
Medical anthropologist Teresa McPhail, who also suffers from allergies and lost her father to them (he died of anaphylactic shock after a bee sting), decided to understand the causes of the disease, why it can be fatal and what harm it causes. This book is a full and comprehensive study of the phenomenon of allergy, from its first medical description in the early 19th century to recent revolutionary developments in biologic drugs and immunotherapy that offer hope to the most difficult patients. In search of material for her book, the author worked with hundreds of experts, patients and enthusiasts, and talked to biologists and doctors from the world's best allergy clinics. This is how a book about a wide variety of allergies came to be: what they are, why they occur and how they can affect the fate of mankind. If we better understand this irritating phenomenon in every sense, we can create a more comfortable and safer environment for ourselves and future generations.
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