Authors: A. Valenčáková; F. Lešník; P. Bálent Authors‘ workplace: Univerzita veterinárskeho lekárstva, Košice Published in: Epidemiol. Mikrobiol. Imunol. , 2004, č. 3, s. 136-141 Category:
The immunity systemstatus of an individual plays the key role in regulation of opportune infection.In the fight against the intracellular parasites several non-specific as well as specific immunitymechanisms are applied. The dominant role in response to infection caused by the representativesof genus Encephalitozoon plays the cell-mediated immune response. Encephalitozoon cuniculi, asthe most explored representative of this genus is able to survive in the host organism despite hisactive immunity response. Latent asymptomatic infection goes on only as long as the parasitemultiplication and immune response are balanced.
Key words: Microsporidia – Encephalitozoon cuniculi – immunology.
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