Basic Clinical Parasitology
Appleton & Lange (Publisher)
6th Edition
Published on 1. March 1994
Book
Paperback/Softback
400 pages
978-0-8385-0556-4 (ISBN)
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Description
This work emphasizes the clinical aspects of parasitology, such as the pathology, symptomology, diagnosis, treatment and prevention. Coverage of morphologic and biologic characteristics of the various parasites have been restricted to those features essential for their diagnosis. New material is included in this edition on AIDS and more effective drugs and treatments for parasitic infections. The book is intended for medical students, laboratory technicians, teachers and students of microbiology, practising physicians and infectious disease specialists.
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Edition
6th edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Maidenhead
United States
Publishing group
McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
index
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 178 mm
Weight
550 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8385-0556-4 (9780838505564)
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National Institutes of Health, Maryland, USA
Columbia University, USA
Content
General parasitology. The protozoa: parasitic protozoa; intestinal and luminal protozoa; blood and tissue protozoa of human beings. The nemathelminthes or roundworms: nematodes; intestinal nematodes of human beings; blood and tissue nematodes of human beings. The cestoda or tapeworms: cestoda; intestinal tapeworms in human beings; extraintestinal larval tapeworms in human beings. The trematoda or flukes: trematoda; intestinal, hepatic and pulmonary flukes of human beings; blood flukes of human beings. Arthropoda: arthropods injurious to human beings; class insecta; class arachnidda - ticks, mites, spiders, scorpions. Technical methods: diagnosis of parasitic diseases; technical diagnostic methods; treatment of parasitic diseases.