Beschreibung:
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 the book is to aid in the development of anti-viral and anti-microbial targets.
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.