The Filaria

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Boston, MA : Springer US, 2002.
• Σειρά: World Class Parasites, 5
• Θέματα: Life sciences.; Medical microbiology.; Parasitology.; Tropical medicine.; Microbiology.; Animal anatomy.; Life Sciences.; Animal Anatomy / Morphology / Histology.; Medical Microbiology.; Tropical Medicine.

Filarial nematodes constitute and important group of human pathogens in tropical regions of the world. Diseases associated with these worms are generally separated into two categories: filariasis, caused by infections of lymphatic dwelling parasites and onchocerciasis, or river blindness, caused by...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Lymphatic Filarial Infections: An Introduction to the Filariae
• Vector-Parasite Interactions in Mosquito-Borne Filariasis
• Evolutionary Relationships Among Filarial Nematodes
• Filarial Genomics: Gene Discovery and Gene Expression
• The Epidemiology of Onchocerciasis and the Long Term Impact of Existing Control Strategies on this Infection
• The Epidemiology of Filariasis Control
• Host Factors, Parasite Factors, and External Factors Involved in the Pathogenesis of Filarial Infections
• Natural History of Human Filariasis — The Elusive Road
• In Utero Exposure to Filarial Antigens and Its Influence on Infection Outcomes
• Immune Effectors Important in Protective Resistance
• Immune Regulation and the Spectrum of Filarial Disease
• Wolbachia Bacterial Endosymbionts
• Approaches to the Control and Elimination of the Clinically Important Filarial Diseases
• Vaccines for Filarial Infections.