This
note covers the following topics: Veterinary Parasitology, Parasitism, The
Spectrum of Parasitism, Ancylostomatoidea, Diptera (flies), Parasitic Diseases
of Horses, Metastrongyloidea, Siphonaptera, Parasitic Diseases of Cattle,
Rhabditoidea, Phthiraptera, Parasitic Diseases of Sheep and Goats, Ascaridoidea,
Acarina - Mites, Parasitic Diseases of Dogs and Cats, Oxyuroidea, Acarina -
Ticks , Parasiticides - the Anthelmintics, Trichuroidea, Introduction to
Protozoa, Heartworm, , Spiruroidea, Amoebae, Immune Responses to Parasites and
Filarioidea.
Parasitic diseases are considered nowadays as an
important public health problem due to the high morbidity and mortality
rates registered in the world. These diseases result in more severe
consequences for the social order of tropical and subtropical countries
because many of them have low economic income that makes it even more
difficult to design and implement health control programs.
Parasitism is a kind of symbiosis,
a close and persistent long-term biological interaction between the parasite
and its host. Topics covered includes: Etymology, Evolutionary strategies,
Parasitic castrators, Parasitoids, Transmission strategies, Hyperparasitism,
Social parasitism, Brood parasitism, Kleptoparasitism, Sexual parasitism,
Adelphoparasitism, Taxonomic range, Host defences, Evolutionary ecology.
This lecture note
is devoted to providing general aspects of parasitology in addition to
covering human parasites in two major groups -the protozoa and helminths
including their distribution, habitat, morphology, life cycle, pathogenicity,
prevention and control, laboratory diagnosis and their relevance to
Ethiopia. It has also appendices, which discuss the collection of laboratory
specimens, preservatives of stool sample, frequently used parasitological
diagnostic methods and reagent preparation.
Parasitology is
an established discipline that covers a wide area of subjects, ranging from
the basics to the advanced and applied aspects. The entire book is based on
the findings of various studies performed by different authors, comprising
reviews and original scientific papers. Topics covered includes: Tools for
Trans-Splicing Drug Interference Evaluation in Kinetoplastid, Innovation of
the Parasitic Cycle of Coccidioides spp, Biological Control of Parasites,
Electrocardiography as a Diagnostic Method for Chagas Disease in Patients
and Experimental Models, Soft Ticks as Pathogen Vectors: Distribution,
Surveillance and Control,Parasitic Nematodes of some Insects from Manipur,
India.
This note describes the following topics:
Coccidia of the World, Basic biology of Cryptosporidium, Animal and human
parasite images, Commercial reagents for cryptosporidial research and Potential
therapies for Cryptosporidium parvum.
This book describes the following topics: Intestinal Parasites:
Entamoeba histolytica, Giardia lamblia, Taeniarhynchus saginatus,
Diphyllobothrium latum and Ascaris lumbricoides, Blood Parasites: Trypanosoma
brucei subspecies, Trypanosoma cruzi, Plasmodium species and Schistosoma
species, Tissue and Other Parasites: Leishmania species, Toxoplasma gondii,
Fasciola hepatica, Onchocerca volvulus and Trichinella spiralis.
This note covers the following topics:
Type of parasites, Nomenclature of parasites, Life cycle of parasites, Effects
of Parasites on human body, Body reaction against parasites, Body syndromes
against parasites and Treatment of parasitic disease.
This note describes the following
topics: Factors in disease prevention and control, Bacterial diseases, Viral
diseases, Fungal diseases, Parasitic diseases, Nutritional diseases and
Hereditary diseases.
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