178 Pages
by
CRC Press
178 Pages
by
CRC Press
178 Pages
by
CRC Press
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The purpose of this book is to analyze and determine how a host responds to a blood stage malaria infection. It focuses on strategies for anti-malarial vaccination, genetic control of host resistance to malaria, and the contribution of the host genetic background to resistance or susceptibility to malaria. This book is an important reference work for anyone who studies the field of microbiology, immunology, or parasitology.
Humoral Immune Responses in Mice and Man to Malarial Parasites. Role of Cell-Mediated Immunity in Resistance to Malaria. Cell-Mediated Immunity and Its Role in Protection. The Role of Macrophages in Resistance to Malaria. Malaria Crisis Forms, Intraerythrocytic Development Derangement. Relationships between Inflammation and Immunopathology of Malaria. Genetic Control of Host Resistance to Malaria. Index.