Immune Responses to Parasitic Infections and Evasive Strategies by Protozoan and Helminth Parasites
Parasitic infections pose complex challenges to the immune system due to the diverse nature of parasites, including protozoans and helminths. Protozoan parasites move between arthropod vectors and mammalian hosts, requiring both humoral and cell-mediated immune responses. Meanwhile, helminths, as mu
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Overview of Trypanosomes: Characteristics, Life Cycle, and Diseases
Trypanosomes are hemoflagellates that reside in the blood and tissues of vertebrate hosts and insect vectors. They undergo a complex life cycle involving two hosts and different developmental stages. Trypanosomes cause diseases like African Trypanosomiasis (sleeping sickness) and South American Tryp
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