The Geohelminths Ascaris, Trichuris and Hookworm /

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Otros Autores: Holland, Celia V. (Editor ), Kennedy, Malcolm W. (Editor )
Formato: eBook
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: New York, NY : Springer US : Imprint: Springer, 2002.
Edición:1st ed. 2002.
Colección:World Class Parasites, 2
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Acceso en línea:https://doi.org/10.1007/b113648
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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.