Protozoal Diseases - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0340740906 ISBN 13: 9780340740903

Publisher: CRC Press, 1999

Synopsis

A comprehensive account of current knowledge of human diseases caused by infection due to protozoal organisms. These diseases include amoebiasis, leishmaniasis, giardiasis, trypanosomiasis and most importantly malaria.



Organised according to infective agent, the book systematically looks at the agent itself, the pathogenesis (AI - disease process) and the clinical features of the disease enteties it causes, as well as its treatment and control.The author follows a standard format for each organism: Historical review, the agent, symptomology, differential diagnosis, diagnostic (including DNA) procedures, therapy, epidemiology and prevention and control. The book is comprehensively referenced, including classic landmark papers, key current papers, and state of the art reviews.

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An absolute gem... a masterly piece of scholarship and the editor is to be congratulated on bringing this wealth of information together for us all to enjoy.
Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parisitology

Synopsis

This text is a comprehensive account of knowledge of human diseases caused by infection with protozoal organisms, including amoebiasis, leishmaniasis, giardiasis, trypanosomiasis and malaria. Organized under standard headings according to infective agents, the book looks at the agent itself, the pathogenesis and clinical features of the disease entities it causes, and treatment and control. It is comprehensively referenced, including classical papers, contemporary papers and reviews.

Edition details

• Publisher: CRC Press
• Publication date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0340740906
• ISBN 13: 9780340740903
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 720
• Editor: Gilles Herbert M.