Gerald D. Schmidt & Larry S. Roberts' Foundations of ParasitologyThe fifth edition of this introductory textbook emphasizes principles with related information on the biology, physiology, morphology and ecology of the major parasites of humans and domestic animals. It uses a balanced approach to all major phyla of parasites. |
Contents
Introduction to Parasitology | 1 |
Parasite Ecology and Evolution | 19 |
Immunology and Pathology | 21 |
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Acanthocephala acid adult animals antibody antigen appendages areas arthropods Ascaris biology birds blood body buccal cause cercariae cestodes ciliated copepods Copyright Courtesy crustaceans cuticle cycle cyst cytoplasm definitive host diminuta disease dorsal duct eggs esophagus excretory feces feed female FIGURE fish flagella flea flies flukes free-living function genital genus glands hatch helminths humans immune infection intermediate host intestine invertebrates juveniles kinetosome larva layer Leishmania liver malaria male mammals mansoni mature membrane merozoites metabolism metacercariae migrate miracidium mites molt morphology mosquito mouthparts muscle nematodes nucleus occurs oocyst organs ovary pair parasites Parasitol Parasitology pathogenic penetrate Plasmodium plerocercoid pore posterior end produce proglottids protein protozoa Protozool Reprinted with permission reproductive Schistosoma scolex segments skin snail species spore sporocyst sporozoites stage structure sucker surface tapeworm tegument tick tion tissue transmission trematodes trophozoite Trypanosoma ultrastructure usually uterus vectors ventral vertebrates vitelline wall worms