This book illustrates the importance and significance of the systems
approach in deciphering diverse aspects of host-parasite interactions in
infection dynamics. It describes the complex issues and state-of-the-art
progress in the infection biology of parasitic protozoa. The book
explores the current concepts and paradigms of gene expression,
metabolome, and immune remodeling in these diseases. The chapters
encompass updates on the parasitic tropism, co-evolution, systemic
responses in hosts, and translational approaches. It provides an
overview of the parasite's efficient ways of exploiting host molecules
and describes pathways for their survival, differentiation, and
replication within the host cells. The book also delineates the role of
inflammasomes and their activation in response to the protozoan
parasite. The book discusses technological progress and machine
learning-based modeling approaches to revisit parasitic infection from a
non-conventional perspective. Collectively this book offers a
comprehensive purview of concepts and paradigms in parasitic infection
in the form of an updated yet discernible elucidation.