This book discusses all aspects of pulmonary pathology, including different bacterial, viral, fungal, mycoplasma and protozoan pathogens, accompanied by illustrations that show macro- and histopathological changes. It also presents microbiological, epidemiological and clinical data, with a particular focus on pneumonias of different bacterial aetiologies, influenza, and other viral infections. Further, the book explores the importance of mixed infections, including those in the late stages of HIV infections and virus-bacterial pneumonias, as well as pathological changes in modern tuberculosis, lung granuloma, and respiratory tract inflammation in different age groups.

Introduction,. Epidemiology, morbidity and mortality due to diseases associated with biological pathogens

Microbiology and molecular biology in the diagnostics
Local immunity in different age groups
Historical overview upon etiology and mechanisms of the lesions
Influenza
Paramyxovirus respiratory infections: parainfluenza, RS-infection, metapneumovirus infection, measles
Respiratory infections due to DNA viruses: Adenoviruses, Herpes simplex
SARS
Atypical pneumonias due to Chlamydia and Mycoplasma
Lobar pneumonia
Community acquired pneumonia
Nosocomial Pneumonias
Tuberculosis
Respiratory Mycosis due to Candida, Aspergillus, Pneumocysta, Mucor et al.
Lesions due to Protozoa and Helminthes
Mixed infectious lesions. Pathogenesis and morphological diagnostics
Lung lesions in intrauterine infections: herpes, cytomegaly, chlamydiosis, mycoplasmosis etc
Differential diagnostics of granulomatosis in clinical pathology
Differential diagnostics of interstitial lesions in clinical pathology
Questions stay to be investigated.