Parasitic Infection Pathways

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R-HSA-9824443
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Pathway
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Homo sapiens
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Parasitic infection pathways aim to capture molecular mechanisms of human parasitic diseases related to parasite adhesion to and invasion of human host cells and tissues, toxigenicity (interaction of parasite-produced toxins with the human host), and evasion of the host's immune defense.

Parasitic infection pathways currently include Leishmania infection-related pathways.

The parasites of the genus Leishmania are blood flagellates transmitted to humans by sandflies. Leishmania causes infections of the skin and mucous membranes that can spread to internal organs (viscera), such as liver, spleen and bone marrow. Visceral leishmaniasis is often fatal.
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PubMed ID Title Journal Year
  Jawetz, Melnick & Adelberg's Medical Microbiology, Twenty Fifth Edition

Morse, SA, Mietzner, A, Brooks, GF, Carroll, KC, Butel, JS

  2010
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