Front Cover; Infection and Autoimmunity; Copyright Page; List of Contributors; Contents; Introduction: Infection and Autoimmunity; Part I: Mechanisms of Autoimmune Induction by Infection; Part II: Vaccination; Part III: Viruses; Part IV: Bacteria and Autoimmunity; Part V: Parasites and Autoimmunity; Part VI: Infection and Diseases; Subject Index.
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Autoimmune diseases are conditions where the immune system attacks the body organs instead of foreign invaders. This book deals with the various mechanisms which infectious agents can trigger autoimmunity such as molecular mimicry, polyclonal activation and others. An overview is given with regard to bacteria, viruses and parasites associated with autoimmunity. There is a summary on classical autoimmune diseases and the infecting agents that can induce them.