Published August, 2016
By Mieczyslaw Pokorski
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This volume provides a modern look on the age-old influenza infection and the preventive role of anti-influenza shots. The chapters cover vaccination strategies in various age-groups of people and provide the extensive amount of knowledge on the immune response to influenza vaccination in a spectrum of disease conditions.

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Published August, 2016
By Mieczyslaw Pokorski
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The successful prophylaxis and treatment of ubiquitous respiratory infections is essential for the enhancement of public health. The chapters provide new insights into the biology of causative pathogens, tackle the epidemiological aspects, and present an update on diagnostics, prevention and therapy of infections.

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Published August, 2016
By Giovanni Widmer and Simone M. Cacciò
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This new volume on Cryptosporidium and Cryptosporidiosis discusses all relevant aspects of the biology, molecular biology, host-parasite interaction, epidemiology as well as diagnosis and treatment of these widespread parasites. A section on practical lab procedures discusses step-by-step guidelines for sample preparation and lab procedures.

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Published August, 2016
By Mauro Prato
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In addition, the emerging evidence on the involvement of human and mosquito lysozymes in malaria from available experimental models and clinical studies is thoroughly discussed, as is the potential use of other antimicrobial peptides against malaria.

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Published August, 2016
By Heinz Mehlhorn, Zhongdao Wu, Bin Ye and Wu Zhongdao
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K)
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This book examines the efficacy of plant-derived products for curing human infections caused by important parasites that have been used for over a thousand years by practitioners of traditional Chinese medicine in the light of recent chemotherapeuticals.

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Published August, 2016
By Heinz Mehlhorn and Sven Klimpel
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Published August, 2016
By Ekaterina Kulchavenya
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This book approaches the classification, pathogenesis, diagnostic, therapy and surgery for kidney tuberculosis as well as male genital tuberculosis. The reader will find recent data on epidemiology, many interesting history cases with illustrations and new methods for the identification of Mycobacterium tuberculosis.

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Published August, 2016
By Jean Pieters and John D. McKinney
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K)
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With contributions from an interdisciplinary team of recognized experts, this illustrated volume reviews the diverse mechanisms-genetic, metabolic, and molecular-that give M. tuberculosis its antibiotic-resistant virulence and allow it to evade immune systems.

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Published August, 2016
By Hubert Hilbi
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K)
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Legionnaires' disease, a potentially fatal type of pneumonia primarily affecting elderly and immuno-compromised persons, is caused by the ubiquitous environmental bacterium Legionella pneumophila.

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Published August, 2016
By Larry J. Anderson and Barney S. Graham
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Although respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) has been a high priority for vaccine development for over 50 years now, still no vaccine is available and none has yet demonstrated sufficient promise to move to licensure.

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