Burlington, MA : : Elsevier Academic Press, , c2005.

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3rd ed.

Includes index.. - Preface to the Third Edition; Preface to the Second Edition; Preface to the First Edition; Chapter One: SYMBIOSIS AND PARASITISM; Definitions; Commensalism; Phoresis; Parasitism; Mutualism; Ecological Aspects of Parasitism; Medical Implications; Control Impediments; Factors Influencing Prevalence; Evolution of Parasitism; Selected Readings; Chapter Two: PARASITE-HOST INTERACTIONS; Effects of Parasites on Hosts; Tissue Damage; Tissue Changes; Biological Adaptations of Parasitism; Physiology and Biochemistry of Parasitism; Immunology; Opportunistic Parasites; Pneumocystis carinii. - American Trypanosomiasis (Trypanosoma cruzi)Selected Readings; Chapter Seven: BLOOD AND TISSUE PROTOZOA II: HUMAN MALARIA; Plasmodium and Human Malaria; Life Cycle; Life Cycle Variations; Epidemiology; Relapse and Recrudescence; Symptomatology and Diagnosis; Chemotherapy; Immunity; Physiology; Selected Readings; Chapter Eight: BLOOD AND TISSUE PROTOZOA III: OTHER APICOMPLEXANS; Babesia; Life Cycle; Symptomatology and Diagnosis; Chemotherapy; Toxoplasma gondii; Life Cycle; Epidemiology; Symptomatology and Diagnosis; Chemotherapy; Host Immune Response; Pneumocystis carinii; Life Cycle. - Chapter Four: VISCERAL PROTOZOA I: AMOEBAE AND CILIATESAmoebae; Entamoeba histolytica; Entamoeba dispar; Entamoeba hartmanni; Entamoeba coli; Entamoeba polecki; Entamoeba gingivalis; Iodamoeba bütschlii; Endolimax nana; Pathogenic Free-Living Amoebae; Naegleria fowleri; Acanthamoeba and Balamuthia; Microsporidians; Ciliates; Balantidium coli; Selected Readings; Chapter Five: VISCERAL PROTOZOA II: FLAGELLATES; Nontrichomonad Flagellates; Giardia lamblia; Chilomastix mesnili; Retortamonis intestinalis; Enteromonas hominis; Dientamoeba fragilis; The Genus Trichomonas and Related Forms. - Symptomatology and Diagnosis. - Toxoplasma gondiiCryptosporidium parvum; Enterocytozoon bieneusi; Leishmania spp.; Trypanosoma cruzi; Plasmodium spp.; Giardia lamblia; Strongyloides stercoralis; Schistosoma spp.; Resistance; Selected Readings; PART ONE: THE PROTOZOA; Chapter Three: GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE PROTOZOA; Locomotor Organelles; Flagella; Cilia; Pseudopodia; Other Organelles; Nucleus; Mitochondria; Golgi Complex; Lysosomes; Cytoplasmic Food Storage; Ribosomes; Costa, Axostyle, and Vacuoles; Encystation; Reproduction; Selected Readings; Classification of the Protozoa. - Trichomonas tenaxTrichomonas vaginalis; Pentatrichomonas (Trichomonas) hominis; Selected Readings; Chapter Six: BLOOD AND TISSUE PROTOZOA I: HEMOFLAGELLATES; Morphologic Forms; Amastigote; Promastigote; Epimastigote; Trypomastigote; Genus Leishmania; Life Cycle; Physiology; Host Immune Response; Visceral Leishmaniasis (Leishmania donovani); Cutaneous Leishmaniasis (Leishmania tropica and Leishmania mexicana); Mucocutaneous Leishmaniasis (Leishmania braziliensis); Genus Trypanosoma; African Trypanosomiasis (Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense and Trypanosoma brucei gambiense). - Human Parasitology emphasizes the medical aspects of the topic, 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 encyclopaedic treatises, Human Parasitology appeals to students interested not only in the medical aspects of Parasitology but also to those who require a solid foundation in the biology of parasites.*Updated and expanded reference section*New chapter on Immunology*Additiona

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