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Record Nr.

UNINA9910454559803321

Autore

Bogitsh Burton J (Burton Jerome)

Titolo

Human parasitology [[electronic resource] /] / Burton J. Bogitsh, Clint E. Carter, Thomas N. Oeltmann

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Burlington, MA, : Elsevier Academic Press, c2005

ISBN

1-283-28142-2

9786613281425

0-08-054725-7

Edizione

[3rd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (481 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

CarterClint E (Clint Earl)

OeltmannThomas N

Disciplina

616.9/6

Soggetti

Medical parasitology

Parasitic diseases

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

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

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



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

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)

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

Symptomatology and Diagnosis

Sommario/riassunto

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