Overview
- Provides a broad overview to fundamental research in Leishmaniases
- Explores prevention, treatment and management of Leishmaniases
- Enriches understanding of the neglected tropical diseases NTDs
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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Table of contents (10 chapters)
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Front Matter
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About this book
Out of the 20 neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) prioritized by the World Health Organization, the leishmaniases rank in the top 3 among those caused by protozoa. The purpose of this book is to provide the reader with a comprehensive and updated overview of all the aspects of leishmaniasis with a worldwide perspective – authors of many chapters include eminent scientists from both the Old and New Worlds. The chapters cover a wide range of topics, classically organized into biology and epidemiology, followed by clinical and control aspects. Following an introductory chapter intended to take the reader into the leishmaniasis complexity, a chapter on Leishmania taxonomy reports on the most recent advances in molecular and phylogenetic data. Parasite biology is then described in detail by means of two separate chapters devoted to phlebotomine vectors and reservoir hosts, respectively. The medical part of the book begins with a chapter on basic immunology and immunopathology associated with Leishmania infection, followed by a classical chapter on clinical aspects of different disease entities. The complexity of disease case management is presented by means of 3 chapters, respectively on diagnosis, treatment of visceral forms and treatment of tegumentary forms. Finally, the last chapter deals with the available approaches to control leishmaniasis and related public health issues.
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Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Professor Dr. Fabrizio Bruschi, University of Pisa, Italy
Dr. Luigi Gradoni, Research Director, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Roma, Italy
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Leishmaniases: Old Neglected Tropical Diseases
Editors: Fabrizio Bruschi, Luigi Gradoni
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-72386-0
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG 2018
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-72385-3Published: 25 January 2018
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-89179-8Published: 06 June 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-72386-0Published: 12 January 2018
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: IX, 245
Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations, 29 illustrations in colour
Topics: Parasitology, Infectious Diseases, Medical Microbiology, Immunology