Pertussis Infection and Vaccines Advances in Microbiology, Infectious Diseases and Public Health Volume 12 /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Fedele, Giorgio (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Ausiello, Clara Maria (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Series: Advances in Microbiology, Infectious Diseases and Public Health, 1183
• Subjects: Medical microbiology.; Bacteriology.; Infectious diseases.; Medical Microbiology.; Infectious Diseases.

This book provides a comprehensive overview of pertussis - also known as whooping cough. The first part discusses the evolution the genus Bordetellae and the molecular epidemiology of B. pertussis, while the following chapters focus on the role of B. pertussis virulence factors in infection and dise...

Table of Contents:

• How Genomics Is Changing What We Know About the Evolution and Genome of Bordetella pertussis
• Molecular epidemiology of Bordetella pertussis
• Role of Major Toxin Virulence Factors in Pertussis Infection and Disease Pathogenesis
• Functional Programming of Innate Immune Cells in Response to Bordetella pertussis Infection and Vaccination
• Superior B. pertussis Specific CD4+ T-Cell Immunity Imprinted by Natural Infection
• Human Immune Responses to Pertussis Vaccines
• New Pertussis Vaccines: A Need and a Challenge
• Pertussis: Identification, Prevention and Control
• Pertussis in Low and Medium Income Countries: A Pragmatic Approach
• Clinical Findings and Management of Pertussis
• Pertussis Vaccines and Vaccination Strategies. An Ever-Challenging Health Problem.