# Immunity in infective diseases

Author: Metchnikoff, Elie, 1845-1916; Binnie, Francis G. [Translator]

Genre: Communicable diseases -- Immunological aspects

Language: English

License: Public domain

Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/77523

Amazon editions: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Immunity+in+infective+diseases+Metchnikoff&tag=cyberlibrar00-20

## Summary

IMMUNITY IN UNICELLULAR ORGANISMS 11 Infective diseases of the unicellular organisms.—Intracellular digestion in the Protozoa.—Amoebo-diastase.—Part played by digestion in the defence of the Protozoa against infective parasites.—Defences of the _Paramaecia_ against micro-organisms.—Part played by irritability in defence in the lower organisms. Immunity of unicellular organisms to toxins.—Acclimatisation of bacteria to toxic substances.—Protective secretion of membranes by bacteria. Adaptation of the Protozoa to saline solutions—of yeasts to poisons—of yeasts to milk-sugar. Irritability of unicellular organisms and Weber-Fechner’s psycho-physical law.

## Chapters

- [CHAPTER XVII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/immunity-in-infective-diseases-77523/chapters/38/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/immunity-in-infective-diseases-77523/chapters/31/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XV](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/immunity-in-infective-diseases-77523/chapters/36/index.md)
- [CHAPTER VI](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/immunity-in-infective-diseases-77523/chapters/23/index.md)
- [CHAPTER IX](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/immunity-in-infective-diseases-77523/chapters/27/index.md)
- [CHAPTER VIII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/immunity-in-infective-diseases-77523/chapters/26/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XVI](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/immunity-in-infective-diseases-77523/chapters/37/index.md)
- [CHAPTER IV](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/immunity-in-infective-diseases-77523/chapters/21/index.md)
- [chapter VI. The white corpuscles of the blood surround the spores of](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/immunity-in-infective-diseases-77523/chapters/33/index.md)
- [CHAPTER III](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/immunity-in-infective-diseases-77523/chapters/20/index.md)
- [CHAPTER X](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/immunity-in-infective-diseases-77523/chapters/29/index.md)
- [CHAPTER VII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/immunity-in-infective-diseases-77523/chapters/24/index.md)
- [CHAPTER V](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/immunity-in-infective-diseases-77523/chapters/22/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XI](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/immunity-in-infective-diseases-77523/chapters/30/index.md)
- [CHAPTER I](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/immunity-in-infective-diseases-77523/chapters/18/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XIV](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/immunity-in-infective-diseases-77523/chapters/34/index.md)
- [CHAPTER II](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/immunity-in-infective-diseases-77523/chapters/19/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XVII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/immunity-in-infective-diseases-77523/chapters/17/index.md)
- [Chapter IV, the best spermotoxic and haemolytic serums never digest](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/immunity-in-infective-diseases-77523/chapters/25/index.md)
- [Chapter XII.) Now, since in hereditary transmission the antitoxin passes](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/immunity-in-infective-diseases-77523/chapters/35/index.md)
- [Chapter IV, justifies us in concluding that in the case of](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/immunity-in-infective-diseases-77523/chapters/28/index.md)
- [Chapter IV.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/immunity-in-infective-diseases-77523/chapters/39/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XIII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/immunity-in-infective-diseases-77523/chapters/32/index.md)
- [CHAPTER VII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/immunity-in-infective-diseases-77523/chapters/7/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/immunity-in-infective-diseases-77523/chapters/12/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XIII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/immunity-in-infective-diseases-77523/chapters/13/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XVI](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/immunity-in-infective-diseases-77523/chapters/16/index.md)
- [CHAPTER IX](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/immunity-in-infective-diseases-77523/chapters/9/index.md)
- [CHAPTER III](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/immunity-in-infective-diseases-77523/chapters/3/index.md)
- [CHAPTER VIII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/immunity-in-infective-diseases-77523/chapters/8/index.md)
- [CHAPTER VI](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/immunity-in-infective-diseases-77523/chapters/6/index.md)
- [CHAPTER X](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/immunity-in-infective-diseases-77523/chapters/10/index.md)
- [CHAPTER IV](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/immunity-in-infective-diseases-77523/chapters/4/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XI](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/immunity-in-infective-diseases-77523/chapters/11/index.md)
- [CHAPTER V](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/immunity-in-infective-diseases-77523/chapters/5/index.md)
- [CHAPTER I](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/immunity-in-infective-diseases-77523/chapters/1/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XIV](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/immunity-in-infective-diseases-77523/chapters/14/index.md)
- [CHAPTER II](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/immunity-in-infective-diseases-77523/chapters/2/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XV](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/immunity-in-infective-diseases-77523/chapters/15/index.md)