
Progress in Clinical Parasitology
Volume III
Tsieh Sun(Editor)
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K
Will be published approx. on 19. November 1992
Book
Hardback
XIV, 209 pages
978-0-387-97860-4 (ISBN)
Description
This volume, now the third in a series, presents a more hetero geneous content than previous issues. It covers two previously rare but now common opportunistic infections in the United States, a common parasitic disease in Japan, exciting but difficult problems in developing a malarial vaccine, a study exemplifying the role of T lymphocytes in parasitic infections, and a fascinating review of the relationship between the schistosomes and their molluscan hosts. The first chapter covers cryptosporidiosis, which has become a household name since the outbreak of the acquired immunodeficien cy syndrome (AIDS). However, infection is now recognized to occur widely in immunocompetent individuals, with clustering of infection among veterinary students, laboratory workers, children in day care centers, and family members. It can also be the cause of traveler's di arrhea and nosocomial infection. Indeed, Cryptosporidium has be come recognized as the leading protozoal cause of diarrhea world wide. This chapter provides a concise, yet comprehensive, review on aspects of epidemiology, microbiology, clinical features, diagnosis, and treatment of this important disease. Recent in vitro studies of Cryptosporidium, conducted in Dr. Flanigan's and other laboratories, are described. They complement the extensive clincial experience of Dr. Soave, who summarizes her many articles in this field. The second chapter describes another common opportunistic infec tion among AIDS patients, toxoplasmosis. This disease differs from cryptosporidiosis in that it was recognized as a common infection in immunocompetent individuals even before the AIDS outbreak.
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Edition
1993 ed.
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
Target group
College/higher education
Research
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Illustrations
XIV, 209 p.
Dimensions
Height: 248 mm
Width: 165 mm
Thickness: 19 mm
Weight
570 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-387-97860-4 (9780387978604)
DOI
10.1007/978-1-4612-2732-8
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Content
1 Cryptosporidiosis.- 2 Toxoplasmosis: An Update on Clinical and Therapeutic Aspects.- 3 Anisakidae and Anisakidosis.- 4 Antibodies to the Circumsporozoite Protein and Protective Immunity to Malaria Sporozoites.- 5 Human T-Cell Responses in Leishmania Infections.- 6 Evolution of Prosobranch Snails Transmitting Asian Schistosoma, Coevolution with Schistosoma: A Review.