Download or read book Immunodiagnosis of Parasitic Diseases Helminthic diseases written by Kenneth Walls and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Immunopathogenetic Aspects of Disease Induced by Helminth Parasites written by David O. Freedman and published by Karger Medical and Scientific Publishers. This book was released on 1997-01-01 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Just as the magnitude of the growth and developmental problems attributable to human helminthiasis are being fully realized, we are able for the first time to describe defined immune responses giving rise to the pathological lesions seen. On the basis of the different sets of cytokines produced by CD4+ T cells, these responses can be classified according to the Th1/Th2/Th0 paradigm. Deleterious inflammatory responses to metazoan parasites appear to be consistently associated with a highly polarized Th2 cytokine profile. Thus, host-parasite models involving specific enteric and tissue helminths have provided seminal data on immunoregulatory and immunopathogenetic responses that are more broadly generalizable to the entire Th1/Th2 paradigm. The first three articles in this volume present an overview of recent advances in the understanding of the induction of IgE, eosinophilic, and cytokine regulatory responses to helminthic infection. Subsequent articles comprehensively review immunopathogenetic aspects of schistosomiasis, hookworm infection, echinococcosis, lymphatic filariasis, onchocerciasis, toxocariasis, and cysticercosis, and, at the same time, emphasize key directions and priorities. Conclusions from animal models of infection are set in the context of human disease wherever possible. For all immunologists with an interest in cytokine biology and for those interested in the biology of tropical infectious diseases this volume is essential reading.
Download or read book Immunity to Helminths and Novel Therapeutic Approaches written by Emilio Jirillo and published by Bentham Science Publishers. This book was released on 2014-10-29 with total page 269 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume covers research on the interaction of major helminth parasites with the immune system. The main focus of the e-book is the ability of helminths to subvert host immune responses, on the one hand. On the other hand, the immunological armamentarium of the host against invading parasites is described also in the light of new findings on innate and adaptive immunity. These include the discovery of a new category of lymphocytes, innate lymphoid cells, and the role of T helper cels such as Th1, Th2 and Th3 cells, T regulatory (Treg) and Th17 cells in helminth diseases and inflammation. The balance between these two T cell subsets during the various stages of helminth diseases is also discussed. The book concludes with a review of new therapeutic approaches to combat helminth parasites (biotherapy, vaccines and natural products). Immunity to Helminths and Novel Therapeutic Approaches provides updated information for medical students, clinicians and researchers in the fields of parasitology, applied immunology and novel drug delivery.
Download or read book Parasitic Infections written by Abhay Prakash Mishra and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2023-07-19 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Parasitic Infections Understand and defeat a scourge of public health with this cutting-edge guide Parasitic diseases are considered as an important public health problem due to the high morbidity and mortality rates, particularly in countries where climate and level of economic development create serious challenges to the creation of public health infrastructure, thus can make parasitic infections both graver and more difficult to contain. As we come to understand the global ramifications of public health, there has never been a more crucial time to understand these infections and the processes by which they can be managed and defeated. Parasitic Infections is a comprehensive overview of parasitic immunopathology, including the fundamentals of parasite biology, mechanisms and processes of infection, and the key steps of drug discovery and treatment. In addition to detailed coverage of the most commonly encountered infectious parasites, analysis of the immune system provides material pertinent to any possible parasitic infection. The result is an essential contribution to public health research. Parasitic Infections readers will also find: A careful balance of parasite immunopathology and pharmaceutical analysis Detailed discussion of parasites such as protozoans, helminths, and ectoparasites Case studies and in-depth analyses written by authors around the world on the basis of first hand investigation Parasitic Infections is a must-read for researchers or professionals in immunology, biology, medicinal chemistry, drug development or pharmaceutical research, and all related fields.
Download or read book The Immunology of Parasitic Infections written by William Hay Taliaferro and published by . This book was released on 1929 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Controlling Disease Due to Helminth Infections written by Montresor A. and published by World Health Organization. This book was released on 2003 with total page 269 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Helminth infections are caused by parasitic worms (including tapeworms and roundworms). These diseases are associated with poverty, and in school-age populations in developing countries, intestinal helminth infections rank first among the causes of all communicable and noncommunicable diseases. This book is based on papers presented at an OECD conference, held in Bali, Indonesia in February 2000, which sought to review activities for the control of diseases due to soil-transmitted helminth infections in Indonesia and neighbouring countries.
Download or read book Human Parasitic Diseases Sourcebook written by Stephen A. Berger and published by Jones & Bartlett Learning. This book was released on 2006 with total page 556 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides tools to aid physicians in diagnosing parasitic diseases. As the world becomes more international regional parasites are now being globalized. This book covers well known parasitic diseases such as malaria and pinworm but also covers new emerging parasitic diseases. Provides practical information on diagnosis and treatment of over 100 parasites, some never collected together into a single source.
Download or read book Helminth Infections and their Impact on Global Public Health written by Fabrizio Bruschi and published by Springer. This book was released on 2014-05-05 with total page 509 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Helminths are long-lived multicellular organisms that have co-evolved with humans over many thousands of years. They are responsible for infections which affect around one third of the human population, at global level. Despite the huge efforts in research during the last years, effective control of helminth infections is still far from optimal standards and the resulting diseases remain neglected. This book aims to give an up-date overview to the epidemiology (including molecular typing), specific biological, immunological and immunopathological aspects, diagnosis and perspectives of control of the most common helminth infections.
Download or read book Helminthology written by N. Chowdhury and published by Springer. This book was released on 1994 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contributed articles.
Download or read book Prevention and Control of Intestinal Parasitic Infections written by WHO Expert Committee on Prevention and Control of Intestinal Parasitic Infections and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Worms and Disease written by Ralph Muller and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Biochemical Immunological and Epidemiological Analysis of Parasitic Diseases written by P.K. Bandyopadhyay and published by Springer. This book was released on 2023-01-09 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book comprehensively reviews various vector-borne diseases and their control methods. It discusses morphology, life history, and pathogenicity of protozoan and helminth parasites. Further, it analyzes host-parasite interactions and their adaptation within the host system for understanding parasitic infections. The book discusses the complex life cycle, biochemical adaptations, and molecular biology of the parasites. It investigates the immunological response to different infectious agents and explores new targets for combined therapeutic approaches. It also summarizes the evolution of parasitism and the ecology of parasites of the different phylum. Lastly, it provides information on vector biology emphasizing the role of basic vector research in developing future disease control methods and improving upon the existing approaches.
Download or read book Atlas of Medical Parasitology written by Viqar Zaman and published by MacLennan & Petty. This book was released on 1984 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Parasitology written by R. A. Lambert and published by Tolley. This book was released on 1969 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Important Helminth Infections in Southeast Asia written by and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 2010-09-15 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This thematic volume provides authoritative, up-to-date reviews pertaining to the epidemiology, public health significance and shifts therein, control (current activities, successes, setbacks), persisting challenges (e.g. sanitation, universal coverage of health services, health-related behavior) of the key parasitic diseases in Southeast Asia. The book also discusses the new tools and approaches for enhanced discovery and control of helminthic diseases. Informs and updates on all the latest developments in the field Contributions from leading authorities and industry experts
Download or read book Parasitic Diseases written by Dickson D. Despommier and published by . This book was released on 2017-04-20 with total page 590 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Immunology of Human Infection written by André J. Nahmias and published by Springer. This book was released on 2012-04-03 with total page 603 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When we were first approached by the senior editors of this series to edit a book on interactions between the host and infectious agents, we acceptedthis offer as an exciting challenge. The only condition, readily agreed upon, was that such a book should focus on the immunology of infections in humans. Our reasons, if not biases, were severalfold. We sensed that the fields of microbiology and im munolgy, which had diverged as each was focusing on its individual search, were coming together. In agreement with the opinions expressed by Dr. Richard Krause in the Introduction, we strongly believed that the development of the immune system evolved in response to infectious agents and that the evolution of these agents was influenced in turn by the character of the host's responses. An inten sive examination of the multitude of primitive or more recently developed host defense mechanisms to determine their relative contribution to man's resistance to a given infectious agent appeared to us to be of crucial basic· and practical interest. Many immune mechanisms studied in animals were being explored in humans and it appeared timely to focus particularly on what was known about man's resistance to infectious agents, correlating this information with lessons learned from relevant experiments in animal models.
