Leishmania and Leishmaniasis - Kumar, Awanish; SpringerLink (Online service) (New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2013)
Historical background of Leishmania and leishmaniasis -- Risk factors and definition of the problem -- Types of leishmaniasis -- Global status of visceral leishmaniasis -- Status of visceral leishmaniasis in India -- Morphology and Life cycle of Leishmania donovani -- Vectors and transmission of the disease -- Clinical symptoms of visceral leishmaniasis -- Control strategies of the disease -- Leishmania/HIV co-infections -- Host Immune response to Leishmania infection -- Cross-immunity between different Leishmania species -- Adoptive transfer of immunity -- Cutaneous leishmaniasis -- Mucocutaneous Leishmaniasis -- Visceral Leishmaniasis -- Post Kala-azar dermal Leishmaniasis -- Drugs against leishmaniasis -- Antimonials and Leishmaniasis -- SAG treatment, failure and resistance in Leishmania -- Vaccines against Leishmaniasis -- Strategy in practice for vaccine development against Leishmanisis.
Keywords: Immunology; Parasitology; Medicine; Immunology; Parasitology; Biomedicine, general