Parasitic Infections

Immune Responses and Therapeutics

Abhay Prakash Mishra,Manisha Nigam

• Publisher: Wiley
• Year: 2023
• ISBN:
  9781119878056
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Medicine
• Subtopic: Infectious Diseases

Parasitic Infections

Understand and defeat a scourge of public health with this cutting-edge guide

Parasitic diseases are considered as an important public health problem due to the high morbidity and mortality rates, particularly in countries where climate and level of economic development create serious challenges to the creation of public health infrastructure, thus can make parasitic infections both graver and more difficult to contain. As we come to understand the global ramifications of public health, there has never been a more crucial time to understand these infections and the processes by which they can be managed and defeated.

Parasitic Infections is a comprehensive overview of parasitic immunopathology, including the fundamentals of parasite biology, mechanisms and processes of infection, and the key steps of drug discovery and treatment. In addition to detailed coverage of the most commonly encountered infectious parasites, analysis of the immune system provides material pertinent to any possible parasitic infection. The result is an essential contribution to public health research.

Parasitic Infections readers will also find:

• A careful balance of parasite immunopathology and pharmaceutical analysis
• Detailed discussion of parasites such as protozoans, helminths, and ectoparasites
• Case studies and in-depth analyses written by authors around the world on the basis of first hand investigation

Parasitic Infections is a must-read for researchers or professionals in immunology, biology, medicinal chemistry, drug development or pharmaceutical research, and all related fields.

Table of contents

• Parasitic Infections
• Contents
• List of Contributors
• Preface
• Acknowledgements
• 1 Introduction: Back to the Future ‒ Solutions for Parasitic Problems
• 2 Induction of Immune Responses and Inflammation to Parasitic Infections
• 3 Animal Parasites: Insight into Natural Resistance
• 4 Immune Response against Protozoan Parasites
• 5 Immune Response against Helminths
• 6 Ectoparasites Host Resistance and Tolerance
• 7 Microorganisms as Drivers of Host-Parasite Interactions
• 8 Neglected Parasitic Infections: History to Current Status
• 9 Molecular Techniques for the Study and Diagnosis of Parasite Infection
• 10 Drugs for the Control of Parasitic Diseases: Current Status and Case Studies
• 11 Opportunities and Challenges in the Development of Antiparasitic Drugs
• 12 Phytopharmaceuticals as an Alternative Treatment against Parasites
• 13 Nanoparticles for Antiparasitic Drug Delivery
• 14 Vaccination Against Parasitic Infection: From Past to Current Approaches in the Development of a Vaccine
• 15 Current Trends in Parasitic Diseases and Precautionary Measures
• Index
• EULA