The Geohelminths: Ascaris, Trichuris and Hookworm

The soil-transmitted nematode parasites, or geohelminths, are - called because they have a direct life cycle, which involves no intermediate hosts or vectors, and are transmitted by faecal contamination of soil, foodstuffs and water supplies. They all inhabit the intestine in their adult stages but most species also have tissue-migratoryjuvenile stages, so the disease manifestations they cause can therefore be both local and systemic. The geohelminths...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0792375572
• ISBN13: 9780792375579
• Release Date: December 2001
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 335 Pages
• Weight: 1.48 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"