Introduction to Parasitology 10th Edition by Asa C. Chandler and Clark P. Read

Introduction to Parasitology with Special Reference to the Parasites of Man 10th Edition by the late Asa C. Chandler, M.S., Ph.D. Professor of Biology Rice Institute Houston, Texas, Former Officer-in-Charge Hookworm Research Laboratory School of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene Calcutta, India and Clark P. Read, M.A., Ph.D. Professor of Biology Rice Institute Houston, Texas, Former Associate Professor of Parasitology John Hopkins University School of Hygiene and Public Health Baltimore, Maryland Medical parasitology traditionally has included the study of three major groups of animals: parasitic protozoa, parasitic helminths (worms), and those arthropods that directly cause disease or act as vectors of various pathogens. A parasite is a pathogen that simultaneously injures and derives sustenance from its host. Some organisms called parasites are actually commensals, in that they neither benefit nor harm their host (for example, Entamoeba coli). Although parasitology had its origins in the zoologic sciences, it is today an interdisciplinary field, greatly influenced by microbiology, immunology, biochemistry, and other life sciences. Hardback. Used-good condition. All pages intact. Smoke-free. 50% of the profits from this sale will be donated to a local Friends of the Library. Science Zoology Biology Biological BKNK