Title: Human parasitology /
Authors: Bogitsh, Burton J.; Carter, Clint E.; Oeltmann, Thomas N.
Publisher: Elsevier/Academic Press,
Year: 2013
Subjects: Parasitic Diseases; Parasites; Medical parasitology.; Parasitic diseases
Abstract: Resource added for the Microbiology "10-806-197" courses.
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 cestoda -- 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 -- Appendix C: Adverse effects of antiparasitic drugs.