(Ebook) Encyclopedia of Infection and Immunity by Nima Rezaei (Editor in Chief) ISBN 9780128187319, 012818731X

(Ebook) Encyclopedia of Infection and Immunity by Nima Rezaei (Editor in Chief) ISBN 9780128187319, 012818731X

Although infections have been one of the most important health threats since centuries ago, the mechanisms of human defense against infections have been unclear until last century. The scientific world has remarkableprogresses in the field of immunology during recent decades. Indeed, the novel discovery of genes related todifferent pathogens has enhanced our knowledge about the immune system. Understanding different pathogens and the immune mechanisms promote diagnostic strategies and design more efficient therapeutic agents.Encyclopedia of Infection and Immunity is a comprehensive text, which covers topics not only on basicimmunology and microbiology but also on clinical immunology and infectious diseases. Section 1 focuseson the immune system, while Section 2 describes the interaction between pathogens and immunity. Bacteria,viruses, fungi, protozoan parasites and helminths, and insect and mites are explained in Sections 3–6, respectively. Section 7 discusses the clinical infectious disease challenges, whereas clinical immunology is covered in Section 8. Laboratory tests and treatment protocols are the main focuses of Sections 9 and 10, respectively.Encyclopedia of Infection and Immunity is the result of valuable contribution of more than 400 scientists frommany well-known universities/institutes worldwide. I would like to hereby acknowledge the expertise of allcontributors, for generously devoting their time and considerable effort in preparing their respective chapters.I would also like to express my gratitude to Elsevier for providing us the opportunity to publish thisEncyclopedia.Finally, I hope that this comprehensive book will be of special value for researchers and clinicians who wishto extend their knowledge on infection and immunity.