Biology Reference
In-Depth Information
CHAPTER
4
Implications of Ascaris
Co-infection
Francisca Abanyie, Tracey J. Lamb
Emory University School of Medicine, Emory Children's Center,
Atlanta, GA, USA
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Introduction
82
General Considerations for Co-Infection Interactions in Ascaris
lumbricoides-Infected Individuals
82
Immune Responses to Ascaris lumbricoides
85
Effects of Ascaris on Systemic Co-Infections
87
HIV Infection
87
Malaria Infection
90
Hypothetical Effects of Localized Co-Infections on Ascaris
Co-Infection
92
Larval Migration
93
Gastrointestinal Tract
95
95
Co-infection with Other Geohelminths
96
Co-infection with Diarrhea-causing Pathogens
96
Immune Responses and Nematode Development
Concluding Remarks
97
References
98
