How Helminths Alter Immunity to Infection

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Horsnell, William (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Series: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, 828
• Subjects: Medicine.; Immunology.; Parasitology.; Infectious diseases.; Biomedicine.; Infectious Diseases.

Helminth infections are common, cause considerable pathology, and alter a host’s immune profile. This can have important consequences not only on the host’s ability to control a helminth infection, but also on their ability to control unrelated infections. In endemic areas, understanding how helmint...

Table of Contents:

• The Role of Antibody in Parasitic Helminth Infections
• Maternal Helminth Infections
• Helminth-M. TB Co-Infection
• Bacterial Infections and Vaccines
• Helpful or a Hindrance: Co-Infections of Helminth During Malaria
• Helminth Infections and HIV: Theories and Facts Regarding HIV and Helminth Interaction.