Microbial Pathogenesis Infection and Immunity

This book updates in detail the microbial pathogenesis of various important pathogens, including HIV-1, MERS, SARS-CoV-2, Mycobacterium and Plasmodium. There is also a general discussion of the innate and adaptive immune responses against primary and opportunistic infections. The overall purpose of...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Kishore, Uday (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 2021, 2021
Edition:2nd ed. 2021
Series:Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • 1.Human Papillomavirus-associated cancers
  • 2. Mechanisms of immune evasion by Ebola virus
  • 3. Innate immune mechanisms against HIV-1
  • 4. Current insights into the host immune response to respiratory viral infections
  • 5. Immune responses to MERS-CoV in humans and animals
  • 6. SARS-CoV-2: Pathogenesis and host-pathogen interaction
  • 7. Antibiotic Resistance mechanisms and their transmission in Acinetobacter baumannii
  • 8. Pathogenesis and host immune response in leprosy
  • 9. Innate immunity and tuberculosis
  • 10. Vaccination strategies against Mycobacterium tuberculosis: BCG and beyond
  • 11. Candida pathogenicity and interplay with the immune system
  • 12. Immune responses in Malaria and vaccine strategies