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Trypanosomiasis and Leishmaniasis : with special reference to Chagas' disease.
Title:
Trypanosomiasis and Leishmaniasis : with special reference to Chagas' disease.
Author:
Symposium, CIBA Foundation.
ISBN:
9780470717707
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Edition:
1st ed.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (367 pages)
Series:
Novartis Foundation Symposia
Contents:
Trypanosomiasis and Leishmaniasis with special reference to Chagas' disease -- Contents -- Introduction -- Leishmaniasis and trypanosomiasis : the causative organisms compared and contrasted -- Discussion -- Epidemiology of African sleeping sickness -- Discussion -- Epidemiology, modes of transmission and reservoir hosts of Chagas' disease -- Discussion -- Epidemiology of leishmaniasis: some reflections on causation -- Discussion -- The African scene: mechanisms of pathogenesis in trypanosomiasis -- Discussion -- Pathogenic mechanisms in Chagas' cardiomyo- pathy -- Pathogenesis of Chagas' disease -- Discussion -- Cutaneous leishmaniasis: the clinical and im-munopathological spectrum in South America -- Discussion -- The ultrastructure of pathogenic flagellates -- Discussion -- Immunity and antigenic variation : clinical observations suggestive of immune phenomena in trypanosomiasis -- Discussion -- Nutrition and biosynthetic capabilities of flagellates: problems of in vitro cultivation and differentiation -- Discussion -- Intermediary metabolism of pathogenic flagellates -- Discussion -- The chemotherapy of trypanosomiasis and leishmaniasis: to- wards a more rational approach -- Discussion -- Drug resistance in trypanosomiasis and leishmaniasis -- Discussion -- General discussion -- Index of Contributors -- Subject index.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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