Overview
Editor and contributors are internationally recognized experts in TB research
Discusses the latest findings on comorbidity between TB and various conditions
Novel focus on the effects of chronic smoking and ageing on immune response against TB
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Table of contents (7 chapters)
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Front Matter
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About this book
According to the World Health Organization, approximately one third of the world’s population is latently infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M. tb [LTBI]), of whom about 9 million have active tuberculosis (TB). It is estimated that approximately 2 million individuals die each year from active TB. An estimated 14.4% of these individuals have HIV and M. tb co-infection.
TB has long been known to be one of the leading causes of death in HIV-infected individuals. Recent evidence now indicates that individuals with type 2 diabetes, the elderly, and chronic smokers are also increasingly susceptible to TB infection, the ability of their immune system to fight off active TB infection having been compromised by their condition.
This book therefore aims to provide a detailed review of recent advances in the research that involves characterizing the host’s immune responses against TB infection in conditions such as HIV, diabetes, chronic cigarette smoking and aging, and strategies to restore favorable immune responses against this deadly pathogen.
Editors and Affiliations
About the editor
Western University of Health Sciences
Pomona, CA
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Understanding the Host Immune Response Against Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infection
Editors: Vishwanath Venketaraman
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-97367-8
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2018
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-97366-1Published: 10 October 2018
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-07344-2Published: 21 December 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-97367-8Published: 26 September 2018
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: X, 144
Number of Illustrations: 2 b/w illustrations, 12 illustrations in colour
Topics: Immunology, Infectious Diseases