Markell and Voge's Medical Parasitology

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The New Edition of this welltext explores the complete range of parasites that prey on humansprotozoa, helminths, and arthropods. It also discusses the disthat they cause; their modes of acquisition, transmission, and epidemioland their pathogenesis, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention.
  • Discusses symbiosis and parasitism, parasite classification, and the world distribution and prevalence of parasitic disease.
  • Explores arthropods both as parasites in their own right, and as vectors or intermediate hosts for other parasites.
  • Emphasizes the most recent research findings and the most cuttingtechniques for diagnosis and treatment.
  • Offers expanded and updated coverage of parasitic infections in immunocompromised hosts.
  • Presents new information on the taxonomy of intestinal protozoa and microsporidia...the freeamebae life cycle and relapse mechanism...and recently discovered parasites.
  • Contains many new illustrations, including 20 new drawings of helminthic life cycles.

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    Contents

    Color plates follow contents 1 Introduction
    4
    Parasites Parasitism and Host Relations
    6
    LumenDwelling Protozoa
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    Copyright

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