Immunity to Parasites - How Parasitic Infections are Controlled (Paperback, 2nd Revised edition)

Parasites cause many important diseases in humans and domestic animals, malaria being an example. Parasites have evolved to exploit hosts' bodies whereas hosts have evolved immune systems to control infections. Host-parasite interactions therefore provide fascinating examples of evolutionary 'arms-races' in which the immune system plays a key role. Modern research in immunoparasitology is directed towards understanding and exploiting the capacity to develop effective anti-parasite immunity. By concentrating on selected infections where research has made significant progress, Immunity to Parasites provides a clear account of how host immune responses operate and how parasites can evade immunity. The experimental basis of this research is emphasised throughout. This completely updated second edition includes an expanded section on anti-parasite vaccines. The text is aimed at undergraduates and postgraduates with interests in either parasitology or immunology and provides introductory sections on these topics to lead the reader into the later chapters.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	August 1996
First published:	1996
Authors:	Derek Wakelin
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 13mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	224
Edition:	2nd Revised edition
ISBN-13:	978-0-521-43635-9
Categories:	Books > Medicine > Other branches of medicine > Pathology > Medical parasitology Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Microbiology (non-medical) > Parasitology
LSN:	0-521-43635-4
Barcode:	9780521436359

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