Plasmodium Falciparum

Morphology, Life Cycle & Health Impact

Buch | Hardcover

148 Seiten

2013
Nova Science Publishers Inc (Verlag)
978-1-62257-360-8 (ISBN)

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Malaria is one of the most prevalent infectious diseases worldwide. Severe malaria leads to the death of close to two million individuals every year. Plasmodium falciparum, the causative agent of the most severe form of malaria is becoming increasingly resistant to current drugs, including artemisinin. This book presents current advances and comprehensive material in the biology of the parasite responsible for the most enduring and devastating disease of mankind. This book addresses P. falciparum infection and severe malaria, the role of heat shock proteins in the development and pathogenicity of the parasite, the biosynthesis of isoprenoid, specifically the methylerythritol phosphate (MEP) pathway in the erythrocytic stages of the parasite is described.

Preface; Recent advances in vaccine development against malaria caused by Plasmodium falciparum; Role of heat shock proteins in the development & pathogenicity of Plasmodium falciparum; Isoprenoid biosynthesis in the erythrocytic stages of Plasmodium falciparum; Maurer's clefts of Plasmodium falciparum: unraveling its morphology; Plasmodium falciparum Infection & Severe Malaria; Index.

Verlagsort	New York
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 230 mm
Gewicht	444 g
Themenwelt	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Dermatologie
Themenwelt	Studium ► Querschnittsbereiche ► Infektiologie / Immunologie
ISBN-10	1-62257-360-9 / 1622573609
ISBN-13	978-1-62257-360-8 / 9781622573608
Zustand	Neuware