Trace Metals and Infectious Diseases

"Experts explore the influence of trace metals on the pathogenesis of infectious diseases. Many parts of the world in which common infectious diseases are endemic also have the highest prevalence of trace metal deficiencies or rising rates of trace metal pollution. Infectious diseases can increase human susceptibility to adverse effects of metal exposure (at suboptimal or toxic levels), and metal excess or deficiency can increase the incidence or severity of infectious diseases. The co-clustering of major infectious diseases with trace metal deficiency or toxicity has created a complex web of interactions with serious but poorly understood health repercussions, yet has been largely overlooked in animal and human studies. This book focuses on the distribution, trafficking, fate, and effects of trace metals in biological systems. Its goal is to enhance our understanding of the relationships between homeostatic mechanisms of trace metals and the pathogenesis of infectious diseases. Drawing on expertise from a range of fields, the book offers a comprehensive review of current knowledge on vertebrate metal-withholding mechanisms and the strategies employed by different microbes to avoid starvation (or poisoning)."--

About the author

Jerome O. Nriagu is Professor Emeritus in the School of Public Health and Research and the Center for Human Growth and Development at the University of Michigan.Eric P. Skaar is Ernest W. Goodpasture Associate Professor and Director of Host-Pathogen Interactions in the Department of Pathology, Microbiology, and Immunology at Vanderbilt University.

Product details

• Assisted by: Jerome O. Nriagu (Editor), Eric P. Skaar (Editor), Skaar Eric P. (Editor)
• Publisher: University Presses
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: from age 18
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 11.06.2024
• EAN: 9780262552486
• ISBN: 978-0-262-55248-6
• Weight: 369 g
• Illustrations: 20 COLOR ILLS 37 B/W ILLS
• Series: Strüngmann Forum Reports
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General; MEDICAL / Infectious Diseases, Environmental factors, Infectious & contagious diseases, Infectious and contagious diseases, MEDICAL / Environmental Health