Within this one volume both basic science and clinical immunology are demystified for the medical and other health sciences student. The basic immunological processes are described in the earlier chapters, with a level of detail appropriate for medical (and similar) curricula. In this new edition dentritic cell biology has been added. In the later chapters of the book immunological mechanisms behind major diseases of the various body systems are explained. Greater emphasis in this second edition has been placed on immunological therapies, including monoclonal antibodies. Throughout the text clinical details are highlighted and more in-depth material is differentiated from the main text.