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Living with germs in health and disease

The vast majority of germs do not infect us at all - it is pathogens that make us ill. Renowned expert John Playfair vividly describes these pathogens and the defence mechanisms by which we come to terms with them - whether by eliminating them, stopping them from eliminating us, or by simply learning to live with them. - ;The word germ is defined as 'a microbe that causes disease'. The vast majority of microbes do not infect us at all: it is pathogens that make us ill. These include bacteria, viruses, protozoa, fungi, worms, and prions. Living with Germs not only looks at all of these in detai.

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