Human parasitology /
Burton Jerome Bogitsh; Clint Earl Carter; Thomas N. Oeltmann.
- 4th ed.
- Amsterdam ; Boston : Academic Press, 2013.
- xvi, 430 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm.
- 616.99 (NLA) .
Includes index
Cont. : Symbiosis and parasitism -- Parasite-host interactions -- General characteristics of the euprotista (protozoa) -- Visceral protozoa I: rhizopods (amoebae) and ciliphorans -- Visceral protozoa II: flagellates -- Blood and tissue protozoa I: hemoflagellates -- Blood and tissue protozoa II: human malaria -- Blood and tissue protozoa III: other protists -- General characteristics of the trematoda -- Visceral flukes -- Blood flukes -- General characteristics of the cestoda -- Intestinal tapeworms -- Extraintestinal tapeworms -- General characteristics of the nematoda -- Intestinal nematodes -- Blood and tissue nematodes -- Arthropods as vectors -- Appendix A: Drugs for parasitic infections: partial list of generic and brand names -- Appendix B: Current chemotherapeutic regimens -- Appendix C: Adverse effects of antiparasitic drugs.