Essentials of Medical ParasitologyPresents the essential features of medically important parasites and the diseases they transmit. Outlines various therapeutic and medicinal regimens. Has 145 radiographs, photomicrographs and diagrams. |
Contents
Introduction to Parasites and Parasitism | 3 |
Amebiasis | 9 |
The Nonpathogenic Amebas | 41 |
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abdomen abscess acute administered adult worms Africa amebas amebiasis amebic anemia animals areas arthropods Ascaris bite blood stream body bugs cercarias characteristic Chloroquine clinical coli colon containing CONTRAINDICATIONS cycle cyst develops DIAGNOSIS The diagnosis diarrhea DISEASE PRODUCED dogs DOSAGE drug of choice dysentery eaten eggs encysted endemic erythrocytic falciparum feces female fever filariasis flea flies fluke gametocytes genus GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION gravid hatch hexylresorcinol histolytica hookworm human infection ingestion intermediate host larvas leishmanias lesions liver lungs malaria male mature medical importance membrane merozoites microfilarias migrate miracidium mites MORPHOLOGY mosquito mouthparts myiasis occur organs parasite PATHOGENESIS pathogenic PATHOLOGY patient penetrates persons Photomicrograph piperazine Plasmodium plerocercoid posterior PREVENTION proglottids quinacrine red cells Regimen schizogony schizont scolex segment skin small intestine snail species stages stool SYMPTOMATOLOGY symptoms tablets tapeworm therapy tick tissues toxic tract TRANSMISSION transmitted treatment trophozoite trypanosomes U.S. Department ulcer usually vectors ventral vivax