Table of Contents:
  • Contents: Introduction to leishmaniasis
  • Life cycle of Leishmania
  • Mechanism of host-cell invasion by Leishmania
  • Transmission of Leishmania
  • The involvement of the immune system in leishmaniasis
  • Introduction to schistosomiasis (bilharzia)
  • Life cycle and distribution of Schistosoma
  • Immune response and immune modulation during infection of Schistosoma
  • Chronic infection of Schistosoma