Malaria in pregnancy
Subtitle: deadly parasite, susceptible host
By: edited by Patrick E. Duffy and Michal Fried.
Contributors: Duffy, Patrick E.; Fried, Michal.
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Published: 2001
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 245
Subjects: Parasitic diseases in pregnancy.; Malaria.; Malaria.; Pregnancy Complications.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: value: Pregnancy malaria throughout history / Patrick E. Duffy and Robert S. Desowitz; value: The epidemiology and outcomes of maternal malaria / Bernard J. Brabin and Stephen J. Rogerson; value: The immunology of pregnancy / Larry J. Guilbert, Marjan Abbasi, and Timothy R. Mosmann; value: Immunity to malaria during pregnancy / Patrick E. Duffy; value: Animal models of malaria of pregnancy / Robert S. Desowitz; value: Parasite adhesion and its role in placental malaria / Michal Fried; value: Chemoprophylaxis and other protective measures / Theonest K. Mutabingwa, Leopoldo Villegas, and François Nosten; value: The treatment of malaria in pregnancy / François Nosten and Rose McGready.