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SECTION 1 The Immune System and Innate Immunity1. Introduction to the Immune System2. Cells, Tissues and Organs of the Immune System3. Mechanisms of Innate Immunity4. Complement5. Mononuclear Phagocytes in Immune DefenceSECTION 2 Adaptive Immune Responses6. T-Cell Receptors and Major Histocompatibility Complex Molecules7. Antigen Presentation8. Cell-Mediated Cytotoxicity9. B-Cell Development and the Antibody Response10. Antibodies11. Immunological Tolerance12. Regulation of the Immune Response13. Immune Responses in TissuesSECTION 3 Defence Against Infectious Agents14. Immunity to Viruses15. Immunity to Bacteria and Fungi16. Immunity to Protozoa and Worms17. VaccinationSECTION 4 Immunodeficiency18. Primary Immunodeficiencies19. AIDS, Secondary Immunodeficiency and ImmunosuppressionSECTION 5 Immune Responses Against Tissues20. Autoimmunity and Autoimmune Disease21. Transplantation and Rejection22. Immunity to CancersSECTION 6 Hypersensitivity23. Immediate Hypersensitivity (Type I)24. Hypersensitivity (Type II)25. Hypersensitivity (Type III)26. Hypersensitivity (Type IV)