Viral, Parasitic, Bacterial, and Fungal Infections: Antimicrobial, Host Defense, and Therapeutic Strategies highlight diverse types of infections, including viral, bacterial, parasitic, fungal, and the therapeutic efficacy of antibiotics, antivirals, antifungals and other medications, nutraceuticals, and phytotherapeutics. This book addresses the molecular, pathophysiological, and cellular pathways involved in the process of infection. It also examines the host defense mechanisms modulated by innate and adaptive immunity. The book starts off with an introduction, which includes etiology, pathophysiology, and diagnosis of infections. It then goes on to cover a wide spectrum of salient features involved in viral, bacterial, parasitic, and fungal infections and effective therapeutic strategies. In addition, there is a complete section of eight chapters elaborating the detailed aspects of COVID-19 infections, Mucormycosis, Omicron, and strategic vaccines and therapeutics. The book further goes on to discuss novel antibiotics, vaccines, bromhexine, boron compounds, phytotherapeutics, and aspects on boosting immune competence. Contributed by experts in the fields of viral, parasitic, bacterial, and fungal infections, the book comprehensively details the various types of infections such as herpes and COVID-19, their molecular mechanisms, and treatment strategies for those engaged in the research of infectious diseases.
- Details the pathophysiology of various classes of infections
- Examines mechanisms of pathogenesis, immunity, and therapeutics in bacterial, viral, and eukaryotic infectious diseases
- Discusses various aspects on herpes, COVID-19 infections, Mucormycosis, Omicron, vaccines, and therapeutics
- Covers the salient features on zoonosis, prion disease, and diabetic foot infections
- Provides therapeutic strategies of using new antibiotics, vaccines, bromhexine, boron compounds, structurally diverse phytotherapeutics, immune enhancers, and other modalities for treating infections
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Elsevier Science & Techn.
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Approx. 250 illustrations (30 in full color)
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978-0-323-89800-3 (9780323898003)
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INTRODUCTION1. Infections: Definitions, classification and etiology2. Pathophysiology of Infections3. Diagnosis of Infection4. Non-Coding RNA: An Overview
BACTERIAL INFECTIONS AND THERAPEUTICS5. Bacterial infection and their treatment6. Novel strategies of combating bacterial infection7. Role of miRNA in bacterial infection8. AMPs and host defense against bacterial infection9. Role of nutrients in combating infection
VIRAL INFECTIONS AND THERAPEUTICS10. Viral Infection and its management11. Novel strategies to eliminate viral infections12. The menace of HIV infection13. Unmasking an Idiopathic Nemesis: The Herpes Virus14. Zika Virus infections15. Ebola Virus: Pathogenesis and Treatment16. Pathophysiology, Detection and Treatment of CoronaVirus17. Pandemic of Covid-19
FUNGAL INFECTIONS AND THERAPEUTICS18. Fungal infections: An unrecognized threat19. Combinatorial strategies for combating fungal infections20. Sepsis: Prolific Hypoxia-induced Incubation of Anaerobic Organisms21. Biofilm infection
PARASITIC INFECTIONS AND THERAPEUTICS22. Parasitic infection23. Leishmaniasis and its treatment24. Malaria: Diagnosis, treatment and control25. Neglected Parasitic Infections26. Prion diseases
OTHER INFECTIONS AND THERAPEUTICS27. Development of point-of-care for bacterial infections28. Surgical Infections
