Foundations of ParasitologyA parasitology text for biology and/or zoology students at the undergraduate level. Emphasizes principles with related information on the biology, physiology, morphology, and ecology of the major parasites of humans and domestic animals. This is not a diagnostic manual for medical students. |
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Acanthocephala acid adult amebas animals antibody antigen areas arthropods Ascaris become biology birds blood body cause cercariae cestodes ciliated copepods Copyright Courtesy crustaceans cuticle cycle cyst cytoplasm definitive host diminuta disease dorsal duct eggs excretory Fasciola hepatica feces feed female Figure fish flagella flea flies flukes free-living function genera genes genital genus glands hatch helminths hepatica hookworm host cell host's humans Hymenolepis immune infection intermediate host intestine invertebrates juveniles larvae Leishmania lice liver malaria male mammals mature membrane metabolism metacercariae migrate miracidium molecular molt morphology mosquito muscle nematodes nucleus occur oocysts organs ovary parasites Parasitol Parasitology pathogenic penetrate phylum Plasmodium Platyhelminthes plerocercoid pore posterior end produce protein protozoa Reprinted by permission reproductive Schistosoma scolex skin snail species sporocyst sporozoites stages structure sucker surface tapeworms tegument tion tissues transmission trematodes trophozoites Trypanosoma usually uterus vectors ventral vertebrates vitelline worms