Edited by
Noel Rose
Noel Rose, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.A.
Y. Shoenfeld, Department of Medicine 'B', The Research Center of Autoimmune Diseases, Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Hashomer 52621, Israel
Y Shoenfeld
Nancy Agmon Levin
Description
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.
