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Medical Parasitology

A Textbook

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  • © 2017

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Authors:
  1. Rohela Mahmud

    1. Fac. of Medicine, Dept. of Parasitology, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

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  2. Yvonne Ai Lian Lim

    1. Fac. of Medicine, Dept. of Parasitology, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

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  3. Amirah Amir

    1. Fac. of Medicine, Dept. of Parasitology, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

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  • Deals with all aspects of medical parasitology in an easy-to-understand manner
  • Offers a collection of detailed medical case reports from first hand experiences from the authors and colleagues
  • Provides examples of test questions and scenarios for the reader
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (14 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
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  2. Introduction

    • Rohela Mahmud, Yvonne Ai Lian Lim, Amirah Amir
    Pages 1-2

  3. Protozoa and Helminths

    • Rohela Mahmud, Yvonne Ai Lian Lim, Amirah Amir
    Pages 3-4

  4. Amoebae

    • Rohela Mahmud, Yvonne Ai Lian Lim, Amirah Amir
    Pages 5-18

  5. Intestinal and Genital Flagellates

    • Rohela Mahmud, Yvonne Ai Lian Lim, Amirah Amir
    Pages 19-24

  6. Hemoflagellates

    • Rohela Mahmud, Yvonne Ai Lian Lim, Amirah Amir
    Pages 25-38

  7. Malaria Parasites and Babesia

    • Rohela Mahmud, Yvonne Ai Lian Lim, Amirah Amir
    Pages 39-51

  8. Coccidia

    • Rohela Mahmud, Yvonne Ai Lian Lim, Amirah Amir
    Pages 53-70

  9. Microsporidia

    • Rohela Mahmud, Yvonne Ai Lian Lim, Amirah Amir
    Pages 71-74

  10. Ciliate

    • Rohela Mahmud, Yvonne Ai Lian Lim, Amirah Amir
    Pages 75-78

  11. Nematodes: Roundworms

    • Rohela Mahmud, Yvonne Ai Lian Lim, Amirah Amir
    Pages 79-116

  12. Cestodes: Tapeworms

    • Rohela Mahmud, Yvonne Ai Lian Lim, Amirah Amir
    Pages 117-134

  13. Trematodes: Flukes

    • Rohela Mahmud, Yvonne Ai Lian Lim, Amirah Amir
    Pages 135-150

  14. Ectoparasites of Medical Importance

    • Rohela Mahmud, Yvonne Ai Lian Lim, Amirah Amir
    Pages 151-156

  15. Case Reports

    • Rohela Mahmud, Yvonne Ai Lian Lim, Amirah Amir
    Pages 157-178

  16. Back Matter

    Pages 179-191
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Keywords

About this book

This textbook will provide a systematic comprehension of the various medically important human parasites; their distribution, habitat, morphology and life cycle, pathogenesis and clinical features, laboratory diagnosis, treatment, prevention and control. The main emphasis is on the protozoan and helminthic diseases, also medical entomology covering vectors relevant to these diseases.

The book aims to promote an easy yet comprehensive way of learning parasitology. It attempts to break down the complexity of medical parasitology into parts that are easy to understand yet integrating the essential information of parasitic infections. The integration of knowledge of parasites will be achieved through student friendly illustrations, inclusion of a collection of recent case reports, examples of test questions and scenarios, and the images of human parasites. Essentially, it provides a “one-stop learning package” for medical parasitology. 



Authors and Affiliations

  • Fac. of Medicine, Dept. of Parasitology, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

    Rohela Mahmud, Yvonne Ai Lian Lim, Amirah Amir

About the authors

Prof. Dr. Rohela Mahmud is a clinical parasitologist with almost 35 years of experience and Prof. Dr. Yvonne Ai-Lian Lim is a basic scientist with a PhD in Parasitology. Both experienced parasitologists are very passionate about teaching and sharing their knowledge. Dr Amirah Amir is a clinician by training with a PhD in clinical parasitology, who is equally enthusiastic about teaching.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Medical Parasitology

  • Book Subtitle: A Textbook

  • Authors: Rohela Mahmud, Yvonne Ai Lian Lim, Amirah Amir

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-68795-7

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG 2017

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-68794-0Published: 08 February 2018

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-68795-7Published: 31 January 2018

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XI, 191

  • Number of Illustrations: 82 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Parasitology, Infectious Diseases, Drug Resistance

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