Parasitic Infection and Host Immunity, 3rd Edition
A special issue of Microorganisms (ISSN 2076-2607). This special issue belongs to the section "Medical Microbiology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 October 2025 | Viewed by 428
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Interests: immunity; infection; parasite–host interaction; leishmania
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Interests: immunology; infection; cellular immunology; chagas disease; leishmaniasis; cryptococcus neoformans; cryptococcus gattii; polyssacharides; macrophages; immunomodulation
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
We are pleased to invite you to contribute to this Special Issue entitled “Parasitic Infection and Host Immunity, 3rd Edition”. Infectious diseases are diseases caused by microorganisms such as viruses, bacteria, protozoa, or fungi, which can be present in the body without causing any damage to the body. However, when there is some change in the host immune system and other clinical conditions, these microorganisms can proliferate, causing disease and facilitating the entry of other microorganisms.
Infectious and contagious diseases can be caused by viruses, fungi, bacteria, or parasites and, depending on the infectious agent, can cause diseases with specific symptoms. Among the main infectious diseases, the following can be mentioned:
(1) Infectious diseases caused by viruses; (2) Infectious diseases caused by bacteria; (3) Infectious diseases caused by fungi; (4) Infectious diseases caused by protozoa; (5) Infectious diseases caused by helminths.
Depending on the microorganism causing the disease, characteristic signs and symptoms of the disease may appear, the most common being headache, fever, nausea, weakness, and feeling unwell and tired, especially in the initial phase of the infectious process. However, depending on the disease, more serious symptoms may appear, such as an enlarged liver, stiff neck, convulsions, and coma, for example. Infectious diseases can be acquired through direct contact with the infectious agent or through exposure of the person to contaminated water or food as well as through respiratory, sexual, or animal injuries. These diseases can also often be transmitted from person to person, and are termed infectious diseases in these cases.
This Special Issue aims to review or describe the latest findings regarding the immunopathology, epidemiology, and diagnostic tools in parasitic infection of microorganisms and host immunity. The ultimate goal is to provide readers with new insights into the current and future state of the diagnosis and treatment procedures and pathologies for these diseases.
For this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews are welcome. Research areas of interest may include (but are not limited to) the following: epidemiology of human and animal infectious diseases, immunopathology of human and animal infectious diseases, and clinical treatment and diagnosis of humans. We look forward to receiving your contributions.
Dr. Célio Geraldo Freire-de-Lima
Dr. Debora Decote-Ricardo
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- infectious diseases
- parasite infection
- host-parasite interaction
- immunomodulation
- immunopathology
- epidemiology
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