Weiss, Alison Ann.
Bordetella pertussis [electronic resource] / Alison Weiss. - London : Henry Stewart Talks, 2009. - 1 online resource (1 streaming video file (34 min.) : color, sound). - Molecular basis of bacterial infection : virulence factors of pathogenic bacteria and how they work, 2056-452X . - Henry Stewart talks. Biomedical & life sciences collection. Molecular basis of bacterial infection. .
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Contents: Pertussis: a medical success story and the limits of medical success -- Pertussis is the only vaccine-preventable disease that is increasing in incidence in the USA -- Pertussis is cyclic -- Pertussis vaccine and its efficacy -- Vaccine prevents disease not carriage -- Immunization does not yield life-long immunity -- Human to human transmission by respiratory droplets -- Classical whooping cough and chronic coughing disease -- Pertussis is two diseases -- B. pertussis is a strict human pathogen -- Virulence factors of Bordetella pertussis -- Pertussis toxin -- Adhesins -- Composition of acellular pertussis vaccine -- Anti-toxin, anti-adherence and bactericidal antibodies -- Opsono-phagocytosis -- Role of complement in immunity to B. pertussis.
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2512 Henry Stewart Talks
Bacterial Infections.
Bordetella pertussis.
Bordetella pertussis [electronic resource] / Alison Weiss. - London : Henry Stewart Talks, 2009. - 1 online resource (1 streaming video file (34 min.) : color, sound). - Molecular basis of bacterial infection : virulence factors of pathogenic bacteria and how they work, 2056-452X . - Henry Stewart talks. Biomedical & life sciences collection. Molecular basis of bacterial infection. .
Animated audio-visual presentation with synchronized narration. Title from title frames.
Contents: Pertussis: a medical success story and the limits of medical success -- Pertussis is the only vaccine-preventable disease that is increasing in incidence in the USA -- Pertussis is cyclic -- Pertussis vaccine and its efficacy -- Vaccine prevents disease not carriage -- Immunization does not yield life-long immunity -- Human to human transmission by respiratory droplets -- Classical whooping cough and chronic coughing disease -- Pertussis is two diseases -- B. pertussis is a strict human pathogen -- Virulence factors of Bordetella pertussis -- Pertussis toxin -- Adhesins -- Composition of acellular pertussis vaccine -- Anti-toxin, anti-adherence and bactericidal antibodies -- Opsono-phagocytosis -- Role of complement in immunity to B. pertussis.
Access restricted to subscribers.
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
2512 Henry Stewart Talks
Bacterial Infections.
Bordetella pertussis.