Author : Isabel Coombs
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 13,52 MB
Release : 1991-08-01
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780850668070
In entries of standard format, provides information on all the 342 species of worms known to be parasitic to humans. Lists intermediate hosts, geographical distribution, location in the body, any associated diseases, and mode of transmission. Lengthy tables also outline the classification of the parasites, and summarize the information in the entries. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Author : Richard Ashford
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 156 pages
File Size : 10,61 MB
Release : 2003-01-23
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780415276887
Homo sapiens rank among the most parasitized of all animals. In part this is because we know so much about all aspects of the biology of our species, but in addition, our varied habitat and diet and our global distribution exposes us to more infections than any other species. Whereas some familiar parasitic infections are responsible for much human disease and suffering, the great majority are rare or obscure forms ignored by all but the most comprehensive texts. The Parasites of Homo sapiens: An Annotated checklist of the Protozoa, Helminths and Arthropods for Which We Are Home, 2nd Edition presents a comprehensive listing of them all. Closely following the pattern of the first edition, this new edition incorporates a wealth of further information and data from the most recently published research findings. An indispensable guide for all parasitologists, it presents a comprehensive checklist of all animals naturally parasitic in or on the human body. Each parasite listed includes a complete summary of its characteristics. The structure of each entry includes: The scientific name of the parasite Synonyms for scientific names Status of reported human cases Geographical distribution and abundance Parasite habitat on humans Hosts Transmission mechanisms Human risk factors Indication of host-specificity status
Author : D. W. T. Crompton
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 380 pages
File Size : 27,45 MB
Release : 2006-08-18
Category : Medical
ISBN : 1420004948
Written by internationally respected experts, Handbook of Human Helminthiasis provides information essential in the development of an integrated approach to the prevention, control and treatment of disease caused by endoparasitic helminths. The text is divided into sections dealing with the main groups of helminth infections and the diseases they i
Author : Allan Roepstorff
Publisher : Food & Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO)
Page : 182 pages
File Size : 35,31 MB
Release : 1998
Category : Medical
ISBN :
Author : Dickson D. Despommier
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 126 pages
File Size : 27,77 MB
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Medical
ISBN : 146123722X
In a unique, visual approach to the depiction of parasite life cycles, this detailed atlas presents a clear, concise, and complete overview of the parasite/human host interrelationship. 75 life cycles include all the major protozoan and helminth pathogens of man with new and updated information on several organisms. The illustrations follow the route of infection from point of entry, through the developmental stages, to completion of the cycle as the parasite reinfects the next host. Precise biological anatomical and medical depiction provides reinforcement. Distinguished by its organization, continuity, and accuracy, this comprehensive work will be a valuable reference for students, clinicians and others interested in the field of parasitology.
Author : Ralph Muller
Publisher : CABI
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 40,20 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Medical
ISBN : 0851995160
This second edition of the popular advanced student textbook (previously published as Worms and Disease: A Manual of Medical Helminthology) has been thoroughly updated and revised since it was first published in 1975. It is an authoritative handbook covering all human helminth infections with particular emphasis on diagnosis, treatment, clinical manifestations, pathogenesis, epidemiology and control. Practical guidelines are given for estimating the clinical and public significance of helminthiases, vital in areas where the majority of inhabitants are infected with many helminths but only a few are sick.
Author : A. Montresor
Publisher : World Health Organization
Page : 90 pages
File Size : 34,61 MB
Release : 2002-11
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9789241545563
More than 2000 million people worldwide are affected by schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections and 155 000 deaths are reported each year. These infections are diseases associated with poverty, and in school-age populations in developing countries, intestinal helminth infections rank first among the causes of all communicable and noncommunicable diseases. This book describes a cost-effective approach to the control of these infections, based on the use of periodic parasitological surveys of school population samples. It is intended as a guide for health education managers responsible for implementing community-based programmes.
Author : World Health Organization
Publisher : World Health Organization
Page : 75 pages
File Size : 39,15 MB
Release : 2006
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9241547103
This manual focuses on how and when a set of low-cost or free drugs should be used in developing countries to control a set of diseases caused by worm infections. Preventive chemotherapy in this context means using drugs that are effective against a broad range of worm infections to simultaneously treat the four most common diseases caused by worms: river blindness (onchocerciasis), elephantiasis (lymphatic filariasis), schistosomiasis, and soil-transmitted helminthiasis. Significant opportunities also exist to integrate these efforts with the prevention and control of diseases such as trachoma. The new approach provides a critical first step in combining treatment regimens for diseases which, although different in themselves, require common resources and delivery strategies for control or elimination.
Author : Lawrence R. Ash
Publisher : American Society of Clinical Pathologists Press
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 11,22 MB
Release : 1987
Category : Medical
ISBN :
This manual has been developed to provide those who are involved in the diagnosis of parasitic diseases with a resource that encompasses the basic technology required for detection of parasites and identification of their diagnostic stages in feces, blood, other body fluids, and tissues. In addition to the technical procedures described, a summary of the morphologic charateristics that are used in the identification of protozoa and helminths is provided as well as line drawings, original color representations of the stages of the human malarial parasites, and photomicrographs of the diagnostic stages of many parasites.
Author : Carlos Lardin Mifsut
Publisher : IWA Publishing
Page : 118 pages
File Size : 20,49 MB
Release : 2015-02-15
Category : Science
ISBN : 1780407149
Helminths: Handbook for Identification and Counting of ParasiticHelminth Eggs in Urban Wastewater is the result of several studies that the public entity for sanitation and wastewater treatment in Murcia Region (ESAMUR), has undertaken regarding the presence of helminth eggs in both urban wastewater and reclaimed water, and their behavior in the Waste Water Treatment Plant (WWTP) processes. The handbook is a useful tool for anyone who is involved in preserving water quality. The identification of parasitic helminth eggs has been simplified with an easy identification key and specific identifying sheets in order to achieve the highest standards within this indicative parameter in water quality. The treatment and disinfection of urban waste water, before its release into the river system or re-use for agricultural or industrial purposes, has been one of the greatest advances within the field of health. The control and study of possible pathogenic parasites that exist in water is an important aspect of the work undertaken at the Waste Water Treatment Plant (WWTP), to guarantee water quality and its safety for release into the river system or for re-use as regenerated water. This handbook has been produced as a result of the information gathered by ESAMUR (Regional Entity for Sanitation and Wastewater Treatment in Murcia Region) and can be used for teaching and as a useful reference source when preserving water quality. Helminths: Handbook for Identification and Counting of ParasiticHelminth Eggs in Urban Wastewater is a valuable handbook for managers of Wastewater Treatment Plants (WWTP), university teachers, laboratory managers, qualified operators, responsible for the reuse of reclaimed water, and general staff involved in related wastewater treatment processes. Author: Carlos Lardin Mifsut, ESAMUR, Murcia, Spain and Silveria Pacheco Ballarin, TÉCNICA Y PROYECTOS S.A., Murcia, Spain
