This book updates in detail the microbial pathogenesis of various important pathogens, including HIV-1, MERS, SARS-CoV-2, Mycobacterium and Plasmodium. There is also a general discussion of the innate and adaptive immune responses against primary and opportunistic infections. The overall purpose of the book is to aid in the development of anti-viral and anti-microbial targets.

1.Human Papillomavirus-associated cancers

2. Mechanisms of immune evasion by Ebola virus
3. Innate immune mechanisms against HIV-1
4. Current insights into the host immune response to respiratory viral infections
5. Immune responses to MERS-CoV in humans and animals
6. SARS-CoV-2: Pathogenesis and host-pathogen interaction
7. Antibiotic Resistance mechanisms and their transmission in Acinetobacter baumannii
8. Pathogenesis and host immune response in leprosy
9. Innate immunity and tuberculosis
10. Vaccination strategies against Mycobacterium tuberculosis: BCG and beyond
11. Candida pathogenicity and interplay with the immune system
12. Immune responses in Malaria and vaccine strategies.