UID:
almafu_9959327485502883
Umfang:
1 online resource
ISBN:
9781118393338
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1118393333
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9781118393345
,
1118393341
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9781118405321
,
1118405323
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9781118393321
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1118393325
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128355044X
,
9781283550444
Inhalt:
"Parasitic infections remain a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in the world today. Often endemic in developing countries many parasitic diseases are neglected in terms of research funding and much remains to be understood about parasites and the interactions they have with the immune system. This book examines current knowledge about immune responses to parasitic infections affecting humans, including interactions that occur during co-infections, and how immune responses may be manipulated to develop therapeutic interventions against parasitic infection. For easy reference, the most commonly studied parasites are examined in individual chapters written by investigators at the forefront of their field. An overview of the immune system, as well as introductions to protozoan and helminth parasites, is included to guide background reading. A historical perspective of the field of immunoparasitology acknowledges the contributions of investigators who have been instrumental in developing this field of research"--Provided by publisher.
Anmerkung:
Introduction : Immunoparasitology : The making of a modern immunological science -- 1. Notes on the immune system -- 2. Introduction to Protozoan infections -- 3. Apicomplexa : Malaria -- 4. Apicomplexa : Toxoplasma gondii -- 5. Apicomplexa : Cryptosporidium -- 6. Diplomonadida : Giardia -- 7. Kinetoplastids : Leishmania -- 8. Kinetoplastids : Trypanosomes -- 9. Kinetoplastids : Trypanosoma cruzi (Chagas disease) -- 10. Introduction to Helminth infections -- 11. Nematoda : Filarial Nematodes -- 12. Nematoda : Ascaris lumbricoides -- 13. Nematoda : Hookworms -- 14. Nematoda : Trichuris -- 15. Nematoda : Trichinella -- 16. Trematoda : Schistosomes -- 17. Cestoda : Tapeworm infection -- 18. Co-infection : Immunological considerations -- 19. HIV and malaria co-infection -- 20. HIV and Leishmania co-infection -- 21. Gastrointestinal Nematodes and malaria -- 22. Malaria and Schistosomes -- 23. Hygiene and other early childhood influences on the subsequent function of the immune system -- 24. Nematodes as therapeutic organisms -- 25.1. Vaccination against malaria -- 25.2. Current approaches to the development of a vaccine against Leishmaniasis -- 25.3. Vaccination against Hookworms -- 25.4. Current approaches to the development of a vaccine against Filarial Nematodes.
Weitere Ausg.:
Print version: Immunity to parasitic infections. Chichester, West Sussex, UK : John Wiley & Sons, 2012 ISBN 9780470972472
Sprache:
Englisch
Schlagwort(e):
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
URL:
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/book/10.1002/9781118393321
URL:
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/book/10.1002/9781118393321
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