Examines the mechanisms of both the innate and adaptive immune systems as they relate to infection and disease. Explores the underlying mechanisms of immunity and the many sequelae of host-pathogen interactions, ranging from the sterile eradication of the invader, to controlled chronic infection, to[...]

Tuberculosis (TB), a deadly airborne disease caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis, is considered to be the most common infectious disease in the world. Divided into three volumes, this handbook explores the causes and available treatments of the widespread infection, as well as contemp[...]

Within the last decades co-infections with the HIV virus as well as Tuberculosis bacteria have emerged and turned into a threatening infectious disease, causing millions of deaths worldwide every year. While Tuberculosis can be cured and AIDS can be treated, there are no vaccines available for eithe[...]