Author:
Bogitsh, Burton J. (Burton Jerome)
Edition Statement:2nd ed.
Imprint:San Diego : Academic Press, c1998.
Descriptionxix, 484 p., [4] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 26 cm.
Note:Symbiosis and parasitism -- Parasite-host interactions -- Protozoa -- General characteristics of the protozoa -- Visceral protozoa I: amoebae and ciliates -- Visceral protozoa II: flagellates -- Blood and tissue protozoa I: hemoflagellates -- Blood and tissue protozoa II: human malaria -- Blood and tissue protozoa III: other apicomplexans -- Trematoda -- General characteristics of the trematoda -- Visceral flukes -- Blood flukes -- Cestoidea -- General characteristics of the cestoidea -- Intestinal tapeworms -- Extraintestinal tapeworms -- Nematoda -- General characteristics of the nematoda -- Intestinal nematodes -- Blood and tissue nematodes -- Arthropoda -- Arthropods as vectors -- Drugs for parasitic infections: partial list of generic and brand names -- Current chemotherapeutic regimens -- Adverse effects of antiparasitic drugs.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references and index.
