North American Parasitic Zoonoses

North American Parasitic Zoonoses provides a concise and useful review of essential information about parasitic zoonotic diseases.
North American Parasitic Zoonoses, volume six of "World Class Parasites", is written for researchers, students, veterinarians, physicians and scholars who enjoy reading research that has a major impact on human health, or agricultural productivity, and against which we have no satisfactory defense. It is intended to supplement more formal texts that cover taxonomy, life cycles, morphology, vector distribution, symptoms and treatment. It integrates vector, pathogen and host biology and celebrates the diversity of approach that comprises modern parasitological research.

Sommario

Stealth Parasites: The Under Appreciated Burden of Parasitic Zoonoses in North America.- Toxocariasis and Baylisascariasis.- Trichinellosis.- Larval Tapeworm Infections: Cysticercosis, Cystic Echinococcosis and Alveolar Echinococcosis.- Intestinal Tapeworm Infections.- Other Noteworthy Zoonotic Helminths.- Cryptosporidiosis.- Toxoplasmosis.- Babesiosis.- Other Noteworthy Zoonotic Protozoa.- Zoonotic Arthropod Parasites.

Riassunto

North American Parasitic Zoonoses provides a concise and useful review of essential information about parasitic zoonotic diseases.

North American Parasitic Zoonoses, volume six of "World Class Parasites", is written for researchers, students, veterinarians, physicians and scholars who enjoy reading research that has a major impact on human health, or agricultural productivity, and against which we have no satisfactory defense. It is intended to supplement more formal texts that cover taxonomy, life cycles, morphology, vector distribution, symptoms and treatment. It integrates vector, pathogen and host biology and celebrates the diversity of approach that comprises modern parasitological research.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Con la collaborazione di: J Krause (Editore), J Krause (Editore), Denni J Richardson (Editore), Dennis J Richardson (Editore), Denglishnis J. Richardson (Editore), Peter J. Krause (Editore), Dennis J. Richardson (Editore)
• Editore: Springer, Berlin
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 13.03.2013
• EAN: 9781461354055
• ISBN: 978-1-4613-5405-5
• Pagine: 211
• Illustrazioni: IX, 211 p.
• Serie: World Class Parasites; World Class Parasites
• Categorie: Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Biologia > Zoologia; C, General practice, Diseases, Infectious & contagious diseases, Medical microbiology & virology, infectious diseases, General Practice and Family Medicine, Biomedical and Life Sciences, General Practice / Family Medicine, Medical Microbiology, General practice (Medicine), Animal Anatomy / Morphology / Histology, Animal anatomy, Parasitology, Medical parasitology