Markell & Voge's Medical Parasitology

by Edward K. Markell, David T. John, Wojciech A. Krotoski

The New Edition of this welltext explores the complete range of parasites that prey on humansprotozoa, helminths, and arthropods. It also discusses the disthat they cause; their modes of acquisition, transmission, and epidemioland their pathogenesis, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention. Explores arthropods both as parasites in their own right, and as vectors or intermediate hosts for other parasites. Offers expanded and updated coverage of parasitic infections in immunocompromised hosts. Contains many new illustrations, including 20 new drawings of helminthic life cycles.

501 pages, Hardcover

First published October 21, 1998