Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
Sex Differences in Susceptibility to Infection: An Evolutionary Perspective.- Effects of Sex Steroids on Innate and Adaptive Immunity.- Sex Steroid Receptors in Immune Cells.- Sex Differences in Susceptibility to Viral Infection.- Sex Differences in Innate Immune Responses to Bacterial Pathogens.- Sex Hormones and Regulation of Host Responses Against Parasites.- Sex Differences in Parasitic Infections: Beyond the Dogma of Female-Biased Resistance.- Progesterone, Pregnancy, and Innate Immunity.- Pregnancy and Susceptibility to Parasites.- Sex Steroids and Risk of Female Genital Tract Infection.- Sex, Pregnancy and Measles.- Epilogue: Challenges for the Future.