Overview

Protozoa and Human Disease is a textbook for advanced undergraduate and graduate students studying parasitology and microbiology. It will also be a useful reference for public health and medical students. Dr. Mark Wiser reviews medically important protozoa and treatment strategies. He describes pathogens according to a taxonomic scheme and in reference to the organ systems they affect. The book covers the morphological features and life cycles of the various protozoa and the pathogeneses of the diseases they cause. Life cycles are discussed in detail as they also influence host-parasite interactions, pathology, disease transmission, and epidemiology. Students will benefit from the author's fresh approach, which blends classical and medical parasitology with more modern disciplines. These include the molecular and immunological basis of pathogenesis; metabolic pathways; specialized subcellular structures; ecology of disease transmission; antigenic variation; and molecular epidemiology. An extensive glossary of molecular biology, immunology, and medical terms helps students navigate across disciplines.

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'Overall, this chapter provides good introductory information that is suitable for this chapter. Information is presented in a concise manner, scientifically appropriate and covered to appropriate depth for an introduction chapter. I particularly liked reading the boxes (quite informative and easy to read)... Discussion on each topic is well focused and to appropriate detail... Overall, this could be an important addition in the field of parasitic protozoa. I would certainly consider this book as a text for my courses' Naveed Kahn, University of Nottingham (referring to chapter 1, Introduction to Medical Protozoology) 'Well-presented information that is easy to digest. For example, table 11.2 is simple but provides useful information. The flow of information is sequential with a balanced in-depth scientifically appropriate detail. It covers all the key aspects that would be useful for readers at both undergraduate, and postgraduate level, as well as researchers interested in this field.' Naveed Kahn, University of Nottingham (referring to chapter 11, General Apicomplexan Biology) 'Overall, this chapter provides good information that is suitable for some of the aforementioned undergraduate courses... Overall, this could be an important addition in the field of parasitology.' Naveed Kahn, University of Nottingham (referring to chapter 12, Cryptosporidium) 'It will be very useful for the parasitology modules on several of the courses taught at LSHTM' Dr Martin Taylor, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (referring to chapter 9, Trypanosoma cruzi and Chagas' Disease) 'In general I think the chapter covers all major topics related to malaria and is not overly inclusive.' Dr Carlos Guerra, University of Oxford (referring to chapter 15, Malaria) 'This is an excellent summary of parasite biology and pathogenesis. It is clearly written and has an appropriate balance between breadth and depth.' Dr Michael Klemba, Virginia Tech (referring to chapter 15, Malaria)

‘Overall, this chapter provides good introductory information that is suitable for this chapter. Information is presented in a concise manner, scientifically appropriate and covered to appropriate depth for an introduction chapter. I particularly liked reading the boxes (quite informative and easy to read)… Discussion on each topic is well focused and to appropriate detail… Overall, this could be an important addition in the field of parasitic protozoa. I would certainly consider this book as a text for my courses’ Naveed Kahn, University of Nottingham (referring to chapter 1, Introduction to Medical Protozoology) ‘Well-presented information that is easy to digest. For example, table 11.2 is simple but provides useful information. The flow of information is sequential with a balanced in-depth scientifically appropriate detail. It covers all the key aspects that would be useful for readers at both undergraduate, and postgraduate level, as well as researchers interested in this field.’ Naveed Kahn, University of Nottingham (referring to chapter 11,General Apicomplexan Biology) ‘Overall, this chapter provides good information that is suitable for some of the aforementioned undergraduate courses… Overall, this could be an important addition in the field of parasitology.’ Naveed Kahn, University of Nottingham (referring to chapter 12, Cryptosporidium) ‘It will be very useful for the parasitology modules on several of the courses taught at LSHTM’ Dr Martin Taylor, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (referring to chapter 9, Trypanosoma cruzi and Chagas’ Disease) ‘In general I think the chapter covers all major topics related to malaria and is not overly inclusive.’ Dr Carlos Guerra, University of Oxford (referring to chapter 15, Malaria) ‘This is an excellent summary of parasite biology and pathogenesis. It is clearly written and has an appropriate balance between breadth and depth.’ Dr Michael Klemba, Virginia Tech (referring to chapter 15, Malaria)

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