Overview

THE PATHOGENIC ENTERIC PROTOZOA: Giardia, Entamoeba, Cryptosporidium and Cyclospora compromise the health of millions of people, largely from developing nations. These protozoan parasitic agents contribute significantly to the staggering caseload of diarrheal disease morbidity encountered in developing world nations. Compounding the issue of their mere presence is the fact that standard ova and parasite exams frequently do not detect these infections. Detectable stages may be shed intermittently or require specialized staining procedures. Added to this is the often large number of asymptomatic carriers who serve as reservoirs for infecting others. These parasites are also not strangers to more developed nations, having responsibility for both small and large-scale disease outbreaks. In such settings they may be even more difficult to detect simply because they are frequently overlooked in the grand scheme of disease causing possibilities. They share common features: all are Protozoa, all possess trophic stages that inhabit the gastrointestinal tract, all have the ability to produce disease and in some instances death, and all produce environmentally stable cysts or oocysts, which e

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Author:   Charles R. Sterling ,  Rodney D. Adam
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Imprint:   Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Edition:   2004 ed.
Volume:   8
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.20cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.970kg
ISBN:  

9781402077944

ISBN 10:   1402077947
Pages:   169
Publication Date:   31 March 2004
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Epidemiology and Zoonotic Potential of Giardia Infections.- Entamoeba Histolytica and Entamoeba Dispar, the Non-Identical Twins.- Epidemiology and Strain Variation of Cryptosporidium.- Cyclospora Cayetanensis: An Emergent and Still Perplexing Coccidian Parasite.- Antigenic Variation of the VSP Genes of Giardia Lamblia.- Pathogenisis and Immunity to Entamoeba Histolytica.- Innate and T Cell-Mediated Immune Responses in Cryptosporidiosis.- Rationale Approaches to Treating Cryptosporidium, Cyclospora, Giardia and Entamoeba.- Inactivation and Removal of Enteric Protozoa in Water.- Monitoring of Giardia and Cryptosporidium in Water in the UK and US.- Entamoeba Histolytica Genome.- Cryptosproridium Parvum Genomics: Impact on Research and Control.

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Charles R. Sterling is a Professor in the Department of Veterinary Science and Microbiology at the University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona. Rodney D. Adam is a Professor in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology at the University Of Arizona Health Science Center, Tucson, Arizona.

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