Human Parasitology

By Clint E Carter, Thomas N Oeltmann, Burton J. Bogitsh, et al.

Book Overview

Human Parasitology, Fifth Edition emphasizes a medical perspective that also incorporates functional morphology, physiology, biochemistry and immunology to enhance appreciation of the diverse... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 012415915X
• ISBN13: 9780124159150
• Release Date: July 2012
• Publisher: Academic Press
• Length: 448 Pages
• Weight: 2.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.5" x 1.0" x 7.8"

Customer Reviews

CONCISE; WITH A WIDE PARASITOLOGY SCOPE

This "Human Parasitology" text provides a balanced introductory view, as it concerned the interactive association between various parasites and their hosts. Its concise and reader-friendly format is a big plus: as it ensured that anyone who reads it will understand the message.This book is clinically relevant. Its carefully selected contents were designed in such a way that will appeal to students of Zoology, Medicine, Veterinary medicine, Microbiology, Medical laboratory science, and Agriculture.Discussed in details are various intestinal parasites like: Nematodes, Cestodes, and Trematodes. It also took care of many pathogenic protozoa like: Plasmodium and Entamoeba species. And, there are well-written chapters, which thoroughly analyzed both the Laboratory Diagnosis of Parasitic Diseases and the capabilities of various Antiparasitic Agents.