The Geohelminths: Ascaris, Trichuris and Hookworm

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Holland, Celia V. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Kennedy, Malcolm W. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Boston, MA : Springer US, 2002.
• Σειρά: World Class Parasites, 2
• Θέματα: Life sciences.; Medical microbiology.; Parasitology.; Tropical medicine.; Animal anatomy.; Life Sciences.; Animal Anatomy / Morphology / Histology.; Medical Microbiology.; Tropical Medicine.

The soil-transmitted nematode parasites, or geohelminths, are - called because they have a direct life cycle, which involves no intermediate hosts or vectors, and are transmitted by faecal contamination of soil, foodstuffs and water supplies. They all inhabit the intestine in their adult stages but...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Epidemiological Patterns and Consequences
• Distributions and Predisposition: People and Pigs
• Control Strategies
• The Cost and the Damage Done
• Pathophysiology of Intestinal Nematodes
• Intestinal Nematodes and Cognitive Development
• The Economics of Worm Control
• Immunology — Mice, Pigs and People
• Immune Responses on Humans — Ascaris
• Immunity and Immune Responses to Ascaris Suum in Pigs
• Immune Responses in Humans — Trichuris trichiura
• The Immunobiology of Hookworm Infection
• Genetics — Mice, Worms and People
• Human Host Susceptibility to Intestinal Worm Infections
• Population Genetics of Intestinal Nematodes
• Parasite Strain Diversity and Host Immune Responses
• The Value of Mutation Scanning Approaches for Detecting Genetic Variation — Implications for Studying Intestinal Nematodes of Humans
• Opportunities and Prospects for Investigating Developmentally Regulated and Sex-Specific Genes and Their Expression in Intestinal Nematodes of Humans
• Interaction between Geohelminth Infections and Other Diseases
• Schistosomiasis and Reduced Risk of Atopic Diseases: New Insights and Possible Mechanisms
• Geohelminths, HIV/AIDS and TB.