C. K. Jayaram Paniker

Paniker's Textbook of Medical Parasitology Step by Step - illustrated - New Delhi JP Medical Ltd 2017 - 276 pages

The new edition of this textbook is a complete guide to parasitology for undergraduate medical students.

Divided into 23 chapters, each topic has been thoroughly updated and expanded to cover the most recent advances and latest knowledge in the field.

The book begins with an overview of parasitology, then discusses numerous different types of parasite, concluding with a chapter on diagnosis methods.

Many chapters have been rewritten and the eighth edition of the book features many new tables, flow charts and photographs.

Each chapter concludes with a ‘key points’ box to assist with revision.

Key points

Eighth edition providing undergraduates with a complete guide to parasitology
Fully revised text with many new topics, tables and photographs
Each chapter concludes with ‘key points’ box to assist revision
Previous edition (9789350905340) published in 2013 Common terms and phrases: abscess adult worm albendazole amastigote ameba amebiasis amebic Ancylostoma Ancylostoma duodenale antibody antigen Ascaris lumbricoides asexual asymptomatic bancrofti biopsy body Brugia cause cells cercariae Cestodes Clinical Features containing cruzi culture cycle cytoplasm definitive host demonstrated detection develop diarrhea disease duodenale Echinococcus eggs ELISA encysted Entamoeba histolytica erythrocytes examination falciparum feces filariasis filariform larva Flow chart fluke gametocytes Giardia haematobium helminths History and Distribution hookworm human infection hydatid cyst India Infective form ingestion intermediate host Laboratory diagnosis larva migrans Leishmania lesions liver lymph malaria malaria parasite malayi male membrane merozoites method microfilariae microscope Microsporidia migrate Morphology mosquito motile muscles nematodes nucleus occurs oocysts parasite Pathogenicity patients Plasmodium Prophylaxis protozoa RBCs saginata Schistosoma schizogony schizonts scolex seen Serological skin small intestine smear species specimens sporozoites stage stain stercoralis stool Strongyloides Strongyloides stercoralis Taenia solium tapeworm thick tissue Toxoplasma treatment trematodes Trichinella Trichuris trophozoites Trypanosoma vector vivax

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