Textbook of Parasitology

by Ashok Kumar

Infections of humans caused by parasites number in the billions and range from relatively innocuous to fatal. The diseases caused by these parasites constitute major human health problems throughout the world. (For example, approximately 30 percent of the world's population is infected with the nematode Ascaris lumbricoides.) The incidence of many parasitic diseases (e.g., schistosomiasis, malaria) have increased rather than decreased in recent years...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 8183565557
• ISBN13: 9788183565554
• Release Date: April 2011
• Publisher: Discovery Publishing House Pvt Ltd
• Length: 250 Pages
• Weight: 1.11 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"