The Geohelminths Ascaris, Trichuris and Hookworm /
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
Springer US : Imprint: Springer,
2002.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2002. |
| Series: | World Class Parasites,
2 |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1007/b113648 |
Table of Contents:
- 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.