Skin and Arthropod Vectors discusses immunity during the transmission of arthropod-borne diseases. Recent research on skin immunity and the skin microbiome reveals the complexity of the skin and its importance in the development of immunity against arthropod-borne diseases. In such diseases, the skin interface has been shown as an essential site for pathogens to hide from the immune system (such as with malaria, borrelia, leishmania, trypanosome, etc.). and as a potential site of persistence. This work helps researchers develop more efficient diagnostic tools and vaccines, and gives scientists and students a better understanding of why humans and animals are attractive to arthropods. Offers the only compilation of research focusing on both the skin interface and arthropod vectors, with contributions from international expertsAdvances research in the effort toward generating more effective diagnostic tools and vaccinesServes as supplemental material for dermatology lectures or specialized lectures on medical entomology and skin immunity INDICE: I. Skin Immunity and Skin inflammatory response to arthropod bite II. Arthropod vectors: definition, medical importance III. The role of skin microbiome in the attractiveness to arthropod vectors IV. Arthropod saliva and its role in pathogen transmission V. Insect-borne pathogens and skin interface VI. Tick borne pathogens and skin interface VII. Skin and arthropod vectors: Applications to vaccine and diagnosis development VIII. Tools to decipher skin-arthropod vector interactions
- ISBN: 978-0-12-811436-0
- Editorial: Academic Press
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 464
- Fecha Publicación: 01/02/2018
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés
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