Immunity To Parasitic Infection Tracey Lamb by Tracey Lamb 9780470972472, 9781118393321, 0470972475, 1118393325 instant download after payment.

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.

Content:
Chapter 1 Notes on the Immune System (pages 13–57): Tracey J. Lamb
Chapter 2 Introduction to Protozoan Infections (pages 59–89): David B. Guiliano and Tracey J. Lamb
Chapter 3 Apicomplexa: Malaria (pages 91–106): Tracey J. Lamb and Francis M. Ndung'u
Chapter 4 Apicomplexa: Toxoplasma gondii (pages 107–120): Emma Wilson
Chapter 5 Apicomplexa: Cryptosporidium (pages 121–138): Jan R. Mead and Michael J. Arrowood
Chapter 6 Diplomonadida: Giardia (pages 139–152): Steven Singer
Chapter 7 Kinetoplastids: Leishmania (pages 153–164): Ingrid Muller and Pascale Kropf
Chapter 8 Kinetoplastids: Trypanosomes (pages 165–177): Jeremy Sternberg
Chapter 9 Kinetoplastids: Trypanosoma cruzi (Chagas disease) (pages 179–191): Rick Tarleton
Chapter 10 Introduction to Helminth Infections (pages 193–215): David B. Guiliano
Chapter 11 Nematoda: Filarial Nematodes (pages 217–230): Sabine Specht and Achim Hoerauf
Chapter 12 Nematoda: Ascaris lumbricoides (pages 231–245): Christina Dol