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This edition emphasizes a medical perspective while incorporating functional morphology, physiology, biochemistry, and immunology to enhance appreciation of the diverse implications of parasitism. Bridging the gap between classical clinical parasitology texts and traditional encyclopedic treatises....

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Authors: Bogitsh, Burton J. (Burton Jerome) (Author), Carter, Clint E. (Clint Earl) (Author), Oeltmann, Thomas N. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: London, United Kingdom : Academic Press, an imprint of Elsevier, [2019]
Edition:Fifth edition.
Subjects:
Medical parasitology.
Parasitic diseases.
Parasites.
Parasites
Parasitic Diseases
Parasitologie m�edicale.
Maladies parasitaires.
Medical parasitology
Parasitic diseases
Internet Resources.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Symbiosis and parasitism
  • Parasite-host interactions
  • General characteristics of the euprotista (protozoa)
  • Visceral protozoa I: rhizopods (amoebae) and ciliphorans
  • Visceral protozoa II: flagellates
  • Blood and tissue protozoa I: hemoflagellates
  • Blood and tissue protozoa II: human malaria
  • Blood and tissue protozoa III: other protists
  • General characteristics of the trematoda
  • Visceral flukes
  • Blood flukes
  • General characteristics of the cestoidea
  • Intestinal tapeworms
  • Extraintestinal tapeworms
  • General characteristics of the nematoda
  • Intestinal nematodes
  • Blood and tissue nematodes
  • Arthropods as vectors
  • Appendix A: Drugs for parasitic infections: partial list of generic and brand names
  • Appendix B: Current chemotherapeutic regimens.

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