Parasitology

Schistosomiasis is Africa's second most common parasitic disease. Less than 20 years ago, over 200 million were infected. In many high-risk areas the Schistosomiasis Control Initiative (SCI) has been helping to tackle the disease by offering treatments...

Parasites are everywhere, affecting almost every aspect imaginable in the life of their hosts including physiology, behaviour, life histories and, by implication, the structure of entire ecosystems. To cope with these constant threats, host immune...

In What's Eating You? Eugene Kaplan recounts the true and harrowing tales of his adventures with parasites, and in the process introduces readers to the intimately interwoven lives of host and parasite. Kaplan has spent his life traveling the globe...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781789242348Author Hany ElsheikhaFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint CABIPublisher CABIWeight(grams) 296g

This book discusses recent developments in several laboratories studying leishmaniasis. Sequencing of the human genome, as well as of the leishmania genome, has led to significant advances in our understanding of host-immune responses against...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781789852936Author Sara SavicFormat HardbackPage Count 132Imprint IntechOpenPublisher IntechOpen

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The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) is highly endemic for several neglected tropical diseases (NTDs), including viral, bacterial, protozoan and helminth infections. This new volume covers the most prevalent NTDs found in about 22 MENA countries...

This detailed book provides a comprehensive series of innovative research techniques and methodologies applied to the parasite genomics research area, all applying different approaches to analyzing parasite genomes and furthering the study of genetic...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781838801274Author Gilberto BastidasFormat HardbackPage Count 98Imprint IntechOpenPublisher IntechOpen

This monograph presents complex data on Fascioloides magna from all aspects of its research (general information, distribution, spectrum of hosts) and summarizes the latest information on molecular structure of informative genes which were recently...

This book discusses recent developments in several laboratories studying leishmaniasis. Sequencing of the human genome, as well as of the leishmania genome, has led to significant advances in our understanding of host-immune responses against...

The type 2 immune response that develops during infectious disease has undergone major paradigm shifts in the last several years as new cell types and pathways have been identified. It is now clear that the type 2 immune response, characterized by...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783036544724Author Estrella MonteroFormat HardbackPage Count 294Imprint Mdpi AGPublisher Mdpi AGWeight(grams) 170g

Southeast Asia is a region where a myriad of infections are endemic. It is a hotspot region for parasitic diseases. Currently, information on parasitic infections and vectors found in Southeast Asia is sporadic and there has been no attempt to...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781599427508Author Michael W SimonFormat PaperbackPage Count 182Imprint Universal PublishersPublisher Universal PublishersWeight(grams) 263g

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Southeast Asia is a region where a myriad of infections are endemic. It is a hotspot region for parasitic diseases. Currently, information on parasitic infections and vectors found in Southeast Asia is sporadic and there has been no attempt to...

This book discusses in detail the structural, evolutionary and functional role of actin and its regulatory proteins in gliding motility in apicomplexan organisms, a unique phenomenon found in actin-myosin cytoskeletal elements. The book also explores the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789535101499Author Mohammad Manjur ShahFormat HardbackPage Count 220Imprint In TechPublisher In TechWeight(grams) 553g

This edited volume focuses on parasite-host relationships and the behavioral changes parasites may trigger in their hosts. Parasites have developed strategies which enhance their chances to find a host to survive inside its body and to become most easily...

This book provides an up-to-date review of fasciolosis, a disease caused by Fasciola hepatica and Fasciola gigantica, including its biology, transmission, epidemiology, host distribution, economic impact, and novel approaches for its diagnosis, treatment...

This book presents the latest information on canine parasites with zoonotic potential, to help avoid human infections. Compiled by international specialists, it covers protozoa, ectoparasites and helminth species of clinical importance in dogs, as well...

Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) are a group of diseases frequently found in impoverished communities in tropical and sub-tropical countries. The risk for many of the NTDs is high in both deprived urban and rural areas of East Asia. Adapted to the...

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Malaria remains an alarming emergency in developing countries. It is thus urgent to identify any parasite or host molecules that can serve as new affordable markers for early diagnosis of disease complications or as new targets for vector control. In...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789401754149Author Viqar ZamanFormat PaperbackPage Count 285Imprint SpringerPublisher SpringerWeight(grams) 734g

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Malaria remains an alarming emergency in developing countries. It is thus urgent to identify any parasite or host molecules that can serve as new affordable markers for early diagnosis of disease complications or as new targets for vector control. In...

The new edition of this textbook provides an up-to-date overview of the most important parasites in humans and their potential vectors. Climate change and globalization steadily favor the opportunities for parasites to thrive. These challenges call for...

Offering an example for transnational cooperation and successful reduction of a neglected tropical disease, this volume shows how Chinese scientists and local physicians controlled schistosomiasis in Zanzibar. Over a four-year study, local medical...

Although widely recognized as an important waterborne pathogen, Giardia duodenalis can also be transmitted by contamination of food. The same properties of this protozoan parasite that mean that water is an excellent transmission vehicle are also...

This volume in the series Developments in Medical Virology deals with viruses involved in diabetes mellitus, a syndrome with a strong genetic background that causes damage to the regulation of insulin synthesis and function. Viruses were found either to...

Zoonotic diseases pose a serious threat to global health and economy. Domestic and wild birds play crucial roles in transmission and spread of important zoonotic pathogens, with significant implications on human and avian health. Although zoonotic...

The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) is highly endemic for several neglected tropical diseases (NTDs), including viral, bacterial, protozoan and helminth infections. This new volume covers the most prevalent NTDs found in about 22 MENA countries...

Brings together all accessible data on B. dermatitidis and blastomycosis in 13 contributed chapters on taxonomy and biology, virulence and ecology, the epidemiology and diagnosis of blastomycosis, immunodiagnosis, immunology, clinical aspects, pathologic...

This volume in the series Developments in Medical Virology deals with viruses involved in diabetes mellitus, a syndrome with a strong genetic background that causes damage to the regulation of insulin synthesis and function. Viruses were found either to...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789975347570Author Omar AminFormat PaperbackPage Count 690Imprint Eliva PressPublisher Eliva PressWeight(grams) 152g