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| Preface to the Third Edition | |
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| Preface to the Second Edition | |
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| Preface to the First Edition | |
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| Symbiosis and Parasitism | |
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| Definitions | |
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| Ecological Aspects of Parasitism | |
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| Medical Implications | |
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| Evolution of Parasitism | |
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| Selected Readings | |
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| Parasite-Host Interactions | |
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| Effects of Parasites on Hosts | |
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| Biological Adaptations of Parasitism | |
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| Opportunistic Parasites | |
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| Selected Readings | |
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| The Protozoa | |
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| General Characteristics of the Protozoa | |
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| Locomotor Organelles | |
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| Other Organelles | |
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| Encystation | |
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| Reproduction | |
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| Selected Readings | |
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| Classification of the Protozoa | |
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| Visceral Protozoa I: Amoebae and Ciliates | |
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| Amoebae | |
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| Pathogenic Free-Living Amoebae | |
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| Microsporidians | |
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| Ciliates | |
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| Selected Readings | |
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| Visceral Protozoa II: Flagellates | |
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| Nontrichomonad Flagellates | |
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| The Genus Trichomonas and Related Forms | |
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| Selected Readings | |
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| Blood and Tissue Protozoa I: Hemoflagellates | |
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| Morphologic Forms | |
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| Genus Leishmania | |
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| Genus Trypanosoma | |
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| Selected Readings | |
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| Blood and Tissue Protozoa II: Human Malaria | |
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| Plasmodium and Human Malaria | |
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| Selected Readings | |
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| Blood and Tissue Protozoa III: Other Apicomplexans | |
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| Babesia | |
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| Toxoplasma gondii | |
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| Pneumocystis carinii | |
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| Cryptosporidium parvum | |
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| Cyclospora cayentanensis | |
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| Isospora belli | |
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| Selected Readings | |
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| The Trematoda | |
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| General Characteristics of the Trematoda | |
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| Structure of Adult | |
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| Generalized Life Cycle Patterns | |
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| Germ Cell Cycle | |
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| Physiology | |
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| Chemotherapy | |
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| Selected Readings | |
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| Classification of the Trematoda | |
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| Visceral Flukes | |
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| Liver Flukes | |
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| Intestinal Flukes | |
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| Lung Flukes | |
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| Selected Readings | |
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| Blood Flukes | |
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| Morphology | |
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| Life Cycle | |
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| Variations | |
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| Symptomatology and Diagnosis | |
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| Chemotherapy | |
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| Immunity | |
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| Other Schistosomes | |
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| Swimmer's Itch | |
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| Selected Readings | |
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| The Cestoidea | |
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| General Characteristics of the Cestoidea | |
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| Structure of Adult | |
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| Life Cycle Patterns | |
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| Physiology | |
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| Chemotherapy | |
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| Selected Readings | |
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| Classification of the Cestoidea | |
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| Intestinal Tapeworms | |
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| Diphyllobothrium latum | |
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| Taenia solium | |
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| Taenia saginata | |
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| Hymenolepis nana | |
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| Hymenolepis diminuta | |
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| Dipylidium caninum | |
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| Selected Readings | |
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| Extraintestinal Tapeworms | |
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| Human Sparganosis | |
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| Human Cysticercosis | |
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| Human Hydatidosis | |
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| Selected Readings | |
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| The Nematoda | |
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| General Characteristics of the Nematoda | |
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| Structure of Adult | |
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| Selected Reading | |
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| Classification of the Nematoda | |
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| Intestinal Nematodes | |
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| The Adenophorea | |
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| The Secernentea | |
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| Human Hookworm Disease | |
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| Selected Readings | |
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| Blood and Tissue Nematodes | |
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| Life Cycle | |
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| Periodicity | |
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| Filarial Worms | |
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| The Guinea Worm | |
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| Selected Readings | |
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| Arthropoda | |
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| Arthropods as Vectors | |
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| Significance of Arthropods as Vectors | |
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| General Structural Features | |
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| The Dipterans | |
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| Other Insects | |
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| The Acarines | |
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| Selected Readings | |
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| Classification of the Arthropoda | |
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| Glossary | |
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| Drugs for Parasitic Infections: Partial List of Generic and Brand Names | |
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| Current Chemotherapeutic Regimens | |
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| Adverse Effects of Antiparasitic Drugs | |
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| Index | |