Shows damage caused by disease and explains how the body combats toxins and disease-causing bacteria. Explains that the body’s own defence mechanism is the biggest obstacle to successful organ transplants. This is a lucid exposition of the manner in which the human body’s defences identify and reject intruders such as foreign proteins, bacteria or viruses. Animation and microphotography illustrate some of the known facts: the action of white blood cells and the response of the lymphatic system.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
008884
Language
English
Subject categories
Animals & Wildlife → Microbiology
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Bacteria
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Body, Human
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Cells
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Immune response
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Lymphatics
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Virus diseases
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Bacteria
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Cells
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Microbiology
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)
16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)