Parasitism is a kind of symbiosis,
a close and persistent long-term biological interaction between the parasite
and its host. Topics covered includes: Etymology, Evolutionary strategies,
Parasitic castrators, Parasitoids, Transmission strategies, Hyperparasitism,
Social parasitism, Brood parasitism, Kleptoparasitism, Sexual parasitism,
Adelphoparasitism, Taxonomic range, Host defences, Evolutionary ecology.
This note covers sanitary
parasitology, Factors influencing the fate of helminth eggs, Occurrence
and removal of helminth eggs from raw wastewater and sludge, Helminth
eggs as indicator in wastewater and sludge, Microbiological quality
guidelines for wastewater and sludge application in agriculture,
Laboratory skills, Methods for detection and enumeration of helminth
eggs in wastewater and sludge, Determination of helminth eggs viability,
Monitoring and surveillance of the reclaimed wastewater and sludge for
agriculture use, Health aspects for use of reclaimed wastewater in
agriculture and aquaculture.
This note covers the following topics: Parasites Of Man, Trematoda, Cestoda,
Nematoda, Parasites of Mammalia, Parasites of Quadrumana, Parasites of Carnivora,
Parasites of Solidungula, Parasites of Marsupialia and Monotremata, Parasites of
Aves, Parasites of Reptilia, Parasites of Pisces, Parasites of Evertebrata.
This
book emphasizes past and current research efforts about principles of
natural control of major parasites affecting humans, animals, and crops. It
discusses and updates information about three major topics of natural
remedies.
Parasites
are still an important threat to our global health and economy, and
represent an important branch of infectious diseases. This note is designed
to provide students of microbiology and biology with a basic understanding
of classical and modern parasitology.
WormBook is a comprehensive online review of C. elegans
biology, containing over 100 original, peer-reviewed chapters on a wide
range of topics related to the biology of C. elegans and related nematodes;
as well as WormMethods, a collection of laboratory methods and protocols
useful for nematode researchers.
This lecture note
is devoted to providing general aspects of parasitology in addition to
covering human parasites in two major groups -the protozoa and helminths
including their distribution, habitat, morphology, life cycle, pathogenicity,
prevention and control, laboratory diagnosis and their relevance to
Ethiopia. It has also appendices, which discuss the collection of laboratory
specimens, preservatives of stool sample, frequently used parasitological
diagnostic methods and reagent preparation.