Immunity to Parasites: How Parasitic Infections Are Controlled

by Derek Wakelin

Book Overview

This completely updated second edition provides a clear account of how immune responses operate and how parasites can evade immunity. Parasites have evolved to exploit hosts' bodies, whereas hosts have evolved immune systems to control infections. Host-parasite interactions therefore provide fascinating examples of evolutionary arms-races in which the immune system plays a key role. Including an expanded section on anti-parasite vaccines, the text...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521436354
• ISBN13: 9780521436359
• Release Date: August 1996
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.1"