Nutrition, Immunity and Infection
This modular textbook Nutrition, Immunity and Infectionhas had a long gestation! For someone who has barely made any significant contribution to this specific field, accepting the invitation to develop a module on ‘Nutrition and Infection’ for the new Masters Course in Infectious Diseases at the...
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| Định dạng: | Sách |
| Ngôn ngữ: | English |
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CABI
2014
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| Truy cập trực tuyến: | https://scholar.dlu.edu.vn/thuvienso/handle/DLU123456789/36898 |
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| Thư viện lưu trữ: | Thư viện Trường Đại học Đà Lạt |
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| Tóm tắt: | This modular textbook Nutrition, Immunity and Infectionhas had a long gestation! For someone who has
barely made any significant contribution to this specific field, accepting the invitation to develop a module
on ‘Nutrition and Infection’ for the new Masters Course in Infectious Diseases at the London School of
Hygiene & Tropical Medicine for London University’s Distance Learning Pro gramme, required some considerable arm twisting. Once I started working on the module it was apparent that an understanding of the
interactions of nutrition and infection could not be accomplished without integration with immunity and
immune function. For someone who was not overwhelmed by intimate association and deep involvement
with any one of the aspects of the three corners of this interesting and interacting triad, it was apparent that
there was a lacuna in the form of a book that could cater to the needs of the student from any one of the
disciplines contributing to this triad without overburdening them with too much technical and scientific
information related to the other disciplines involved. Interest expressed by CABI to publish a book on this
topic meant I had to get clearance from London University’s Distance Learning Programme and I am grateful
to Professor Bo Drasar who not only encouraged me in this venture but also facilitated my receiving the
required clearance.
My subsequent move to work for the United Nations in Rome soon thereafter meant I had to put this on
the backburner for several years. It was my earlier intent to produce a small textbook which would be a beefed
up version of the distance learning module and which I was particularly keen to be made available as an
inexpensive paperback catering to the demands of students from developing countries. However, the passage
of time meant that CABI, who had re-activated their interest in my book on my return to the UK, had decided
that it would be one of a series of modular textbooks they would be producing. This has meant the current
book is much bigger and more technical than was originally conceived. I hope it has the necessary balance and
the right amount of information, and addresses the needs of a wide range of students. Graduate or postgraduate programmes cater to a wide range of students from diverse backgrounds, and a fair proportion of
them are exposed to these disciplines for the first time. There are epidemiologists, statisticians and public
health workers who have a barely passable knowledge of nutritional sciences or of the biology of human
immune function. They need to obtain enough knowledge and information to appreciate the close interactions
in the three legs of the triad of nutrition, immune function and infection. |
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