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This completely updated second edition provides a clear account of how immune responses operate and how parasites can evade immunity. 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. Including an expanded section on anti-parasite vaccines, the text focuses on modern research in immunoparasitology directed at understanding and exploiting the capacity to develop effective anti-parasite immunity. The experimental basis of this research is emphasized throughout. The text is aimed at undergraduates and postgraduates with interests in either parasitology or immunology and contains introductory sections on these topics. ... Read more

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This wide-ranging collection covers such topics as: nutrition support and HIV; malarial parasites and antioxidant nutrients; the impact of schistosomiases on human nutrition; ascariasis and childhood malnutrition; and hookworm infections and human iron metabolism. ... Read more

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The first in a new series created to acknowledge the explosion of knowledge in fields related to infectious disesases and clinical microbiology. Thirteen contributions focus on organisms which are of major medical importance in this country or which have contributed to an understanding of pathology. ... Read more

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This book provides the clinician with focused discussions of the fundamental biology and clinical management of selected parasitic diseases, written by laboratory and clinical investigators. The pathophysiology and the diagnosis and treatment of selected parasitic diseases are critically examined, with emphasis on those diseases of increased importance due to their frequent occurrence in AIDS patients. Recent advances in the biology and clinical management of specific organisms are linked to the diseases they cause. The basic biological issues which will determine the pace and course of future advances in the field are also discussed Introductory chapters cover the evolution of parasitology, the worldwide impact of parasitic diseases, the biology of parasitism and the basic issues in the chemotherapy of patients. ... Read more

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Parasites cause many important diseases in humans and domestic animals. By concentrating on selected infections, 'Immunity to Parasites' provides an account of how hosts can control parasites through immune responses and of how parasites can evade immunity. This second edition includes an expanded section on anti-parasite vaccines. ... Read more

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Featuring the work of several world authorities, this volume places primary emphasis on the mechanism of parasite produced changes in the immune response (i.e. immunosuppression). The text covers parasitic diseases on which the World Health Organization has aggressively promoted research through its Program on Research and Training In Tropical Diseases. Chapters cover parasitic diseases such as malaria, American trypanosomiasis (Chagas' disease), African trypanosomiasis (sleeping sickness), leishmaniasis, schistosomiasis and onchocerciasis. Also included are discussions of toxoplasmosis and amebiasis. The material is drawn from the body of literature that has been rapidly accumulating for the last 15 years. An important feature of this text is that the contributors first outline existing knowledge about the immunology of each infection, thereby enabling the reader to more easily appreciate why and how the immunological alterations that accompany a disease are important, and then, to review the postulated mechanisms for such alterations. Consequently, the impact that each parasitic infection has on the immune system is always described in the "heart" of each chapter rather than at the beginning. ... Read more

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This reference guide focuses on parasitic infections that affect pregnant women or newborn children.It is a practical resource for obstetricians, gynecologists, neonatologists, and specialists in tropical and infectious disease.Contributors describe the life cycle of each parasite and its geographical distribution, and provide guidelines for effective diagnosis and treatment.Emphasis is placed on maternal, fetal, and neonatal effects, and problems of prevention and treatment in the developing world. These findings provide insight into both the nature of parasitic dangers and the assessment of health care program priorities. ... Read more

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Hookworms have failed to attract as consistent a scientific interest as other parasites of wide distribution. Until recently, nematodes have not offered the same potentialfor genetic or immunological analysis as unicellular organisms. Their life-cycle makes the epidemiology of hookworms particularly amenable to mathematical modeling, while accurate measurement in the field is tedious and unaesthetic, resulting in theory leading observation in the fundamental debate about exposure and immunity.

This book presents a balanced account which will help recruit a new generation of researchers who will deepen research and provide more answers to the problems surrounding this parasite.
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In the past, many tropical and parasitic infections were confined to tropical areas of the world located between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn. However, with the increase in air travel and tourism and the changing patterns of immigration, an increasing number of individuals are coming into contact with these infectious agents and transmission across the world has been enhanced.