Immunity to Parasites - Derek Wakelin

Immunity to Parasites

How Parasitic Infections are Controlled

(Autor)

Buch | Hardcover
224 Seiten
1996 | 2nd Revised edition
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-0-521-56245-4 (ISBN)
137,15 inkl. MwSt
Parasites cause many important diseases in humans and domestic animals. By concentrating on selected infections, Immunity to Parasites provides a clear account of how hosts can control parasites through immune responses and of how parasites can evade immunity. This second edition includes an expanded section on anti-parasite vaccines.
Parasites cause many important diseases in humans and domestic animals, malaria being an example. Parasites have evolved to exploit hosts' bodies whereas hosts have evolved immune systems to control infections. Host-parasite interactions therefore provide fascinating examples of evolutionary 'arms-races' in which the immune system plays a key role. Modern research in immunoparasitology is directed towards understanding and exploiting the capacity to develop effective anti-parasite immunity. By concentrating on selected infections where research has made significant progress, Immunity to Parasites provides a clear account of how host immune responses operate and how parasites can evade immunity. The experimental basis of this research is emphasised throughout. This completely updated second edition includes an expanded section on anti-parasite vaccines. The text is aimed at undergraduates and postgraduates with interests in either parasitology or immunology and provides introductory sections on these topics to lead the reader into the later chapters.

Preface to the Second Edition; Preface to the First Edition; 1. Parasites and parasitism; 2. The immune response; 3. Experimental immunoparasitology; 4. Intracellular Protozoa; 5. African trypanosomes; 6. Schistosomes; 7. Gastrointestinal nematodes; 8. Nematodes which invade tissue; 9. Ectoparasitic arthropods; 10. Immunological control of parasitic infections; References.

Erscheint lt. Verlag 13.8.1996
Zusatzinfo 29 Tables, unspecified; 16 Halftones, unspecified; 64 Line drawings, unspecified
Verlagsort Cambridge
Sprache englisch
Maße 156 x 235 mm
Gewicht 525 g
Themenwelt Medizin / Pharmazie Medizinische Fachgebiete Mikrobiologie / Infektologie / Reisemedizin
Naturwissenschaften Biologie Mikrobiologie / Immunologie
Naturwissenschaften Biologie Zoologie
ISBN-10 0-521-56245-7 / 0521562457
ISBN-13 978-0-521-56245-4 / 9780521562454
Zustand Neuware
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