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UNINA9910831058403321 |
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Titolo |
Filariasis [[electronic resource]] |
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Chichester ; ; New York, : Wiley, 1987 |
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ISBN |
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1-282-13789-1 |
9786612137891 |
0-470-51344-6 |
0-470-51345-4 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (318 p.) |
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Collana |
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Ciba Foundation symposium ; ; 127 |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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"Symposium on Filariasis, held in Singapore, 14-16 May 1986"--P. v. |
"A Wiley-Interscience publication." |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographies and indexes. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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FlLARlASlS; Contents; Participants; Introduction; Epidemiology of lymphatic filariasis; The spectrum of disease in lymphatic filariasis; Some unsolved problems in the epidemiology of onchocerciasis; Clinical responses in human onchocerciasis: parasitological and im munological implications; General discussion I; Scanning electron microscopy of Brugia malayi; Dynamics of the filarial surface; Characterization of the filarial genome; Onchocerca antigens in protection, diagnosis and pathology; Cell adherence to microfilariae of Onchocerca volvulus: a comparative study |
Regulation of immune responses in lymphatic filariasisHumoral immune responses in human onchocerciasis: detection of serum antibodies in early infections; Antibody responses to human lymphatic filarial parasites; lmmunodiagnosis of bancroftian f i I arias i s; The cat infected with Brugia pahangi as a model of human filariasis; Primate model for onchocerciasis research; General discussion II; Antifilarials and their mode of action; Description, mechanisms and control of reactions to treatment in the human f i la riases; Final general discussion; Summary; Index of contributors; Subject index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Filarial parasites affect over 130 million people in tropical and |
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subtropical regions of the world, causing prolonged and debilitating illnesses ranging from lymphatic inflammation and elephantiasis to skin disease and blindness. This wide-ranging book, the outcome of an international symposium, focuses on the host-parasite interaction in lymphatic filariasis and onchocerciasis. Papers examine all aspects of the pathological and immunological consequences of infection as well as diagnosis, treatment, and control of filarial disease. |
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