Parasitology: An Integrated Approach, provides a concise, student-friendly account of parasites and parasite relationships that is supported by case studies and suggestions for student projects. The book focuses strongly on parasite interactions with other pathogens and in particular parasite-HIV interactions, as well as looking at how host behaviour contributes to the spread of infections. There is a consideration of the positive aspects of parasite infections, how humans have used parasites for their own advantage and also how parasite infections affect the welfare of captive and domestic animals. The emphasis of Parasitology is on recent research throughout and each chapter ends with a brief discussion of future developments. This text is not simply an updated version of typical parastitology books but takes an integrated approach and explains how the study of parasites requires an understanding of a wide range of other topics from molecular biology and immunology to the interactions of parasites with both their hosts and other pathogens.

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InhaltsangabePreface xiii 1 Animal associations 1 1.1 Introduction 1 1.2 Animal associations 1 1.2.1 Symbiosis 2 1.2.2 Commensalism 5 1.2.3 Phoresis 5 1.2.4 Mutualism 6 1.2.5 Parasitism 7 1.2.6 Intraspecific parasites 8 1.2.7 Parasitoids 9 1.2.8 The concept of harm 10 1.3 Parasite hosts 11 1.3.1 Protozoa and helminths as hosts 11 1.3.2 Classes of hosts for parasites 12 1.4 The coevolution of parasites and their hosts 13 1.4.1 Evolutionary relationships between host and parasite 14 1.4.2 Parasites and the evolution of sexual reproduction 15 1.5 Parasitism as a 'lifestyle': advantages and limitations 16 1.5.1 Main advantages of a parasitic lifestyle 17 1.5.2 Main limitations of a parasitic life style 17 1.6 The economic cost of parasitic diseases 18 1.6.1 Economic consequences of parasitic diseases of humans 18 1.6.2 Economic consequences of parasitic diseases of domestic animals 19 1.6.3 Estimating the costs of morbidity due to disease 19 1.6.4 Economic consequences of parasitic diseases of wildlife 20 1.7 Why parasitic diseases remain a problem 21 1.8 Taxonomy 24 1.8.1 The binomen system 25 Questions 27 2 Parasitic protozoa, fungi and plants 28 2.1 Introduction 28 2.2 Parasitic protozoa 28 2.2.1 Kingdom Protista 28 2.3 Phylum Rhizopoda 29 2.3.1 Genus Entamoeba 29 2.3.2 Other species of pathogenic amoebae 33 2.4 Phylum Metamonada 34 2.4.1 Order Diplomonadida 34 2.4.2 Order Trichomonadida 37 2.5 Phylum Apicomplexa 40 2.5.1 Genus Plasmodium 42 2.5.2 Plasmodium life cycle 43 2.5.3 Genus Theileria 45 2.5.4 Genus Babesia 46 2.6 Subclass Coccidiasina 50 2.6.1 Suborder Eimeriorina 50 2.6.2 Isospora group 51 2.6.3 Genus Cyclospora 52 2.6.4 Family Sarcocystidae 53 2.6.5 Genus Toxoplasma 54 2.6.6 Genus Neospora 58 2.6.7 Family Cryptosporidiidae 60 2.7 Phylum Kinetoplastida 62 2.7.1 Genus Leishmania 63 2.7.2 Leishmania life cycle 66 2.7.3 Genus Trypanosoma 70 2.8 Phylum Chlorophyta 81 2.8.1 Genus Prototheca 82 2.9 Kingdom fungi 83 2.9.1 Microsporidia 83 2.10 Kingdom plantae 85 Questions 85 3 Helminth parasites 86 3.1 Introduction: invertebrate taxonomy 86 3.2 Phylum Platyhelminthes 87 3.3 Class Trematoda 87 3.3.1 Family Fasciolidae 89 3.3.2 Family Cathaemasiidae: Genus Ribeiroia 93 3.3.3 Family Dicrocoeliidae 95 3.3.4 Family Opisthorchiformes 96 3.3.5 Family Paragonomidae 98 3.3.6 Family Schistosomatidae 99 3.4 Class Cestoda 103 3.4.1 Order Pseudophyllidea/Diphyllobothriidea 103 3.4.2 Order Cyclophyllidea 104 3.4.3 Family Taeniidae 105 3.4.4 Family Anoplocephalidae 110 3.5 Phylum Acanthocephala 112 3.6 Phylum Nematoda (Nemata) 114 3.6.1 Class Enoplea 117 3.6.2 Class Rhabdita 121 3.6.3 Family Onchocercidae 129 3.6.4 Family Dracunculidae 132 Questions 135 4 Arthropod parasites 137 4.1 Introduction 137 4.2 Phylum Chelicerata 138 4.2.1 Family Demodicidae 139 4.2.2 Family Sarcoptidae 140 4.2.3 Family Psoroptidae 143 4.2.4 Suborder Ixodida 144 4.2.5 Family Argasidae 145 4.2.6 Family Ixodidae 146 4.2.7 Tick paralysis 147 4.3 Phylum Crustacea 148 4.3.1 Subclass Copepoda 148 4.3.2 InfraClass Cirripedia 150 4.3.3 Subclass Branchiura 150 4.3.4 Subclass Pentastomida - tongue worms 151 4.4 Subphylum Hexapoda 153 4.4.1 Order Phthiraptera (lice) 155 4.4.2 Order Siphonaptera (fleas) 159 4.4.3 Order Diptera (true flies) 162 4.4.4 Suborder Nematocera 162 4.4.5 Suborder Brachycera 163 4.4.6 Family Calliphoridae 166 4.4.7 Genus Chrysomya 168 4.4.8 Genus Cochliomyia 168 4.4.9 Genus Auchmeromyia 169 4.4.10 Genus Cordylobia 170 4.4.11 Family Sarcophagidae 170 4.4.12 Family Oestridae 171 4.4.13 Subfamily Gasterophilinae 173 4.4.14 Subfamily Hypodermatinae 174 4.4.15 Subfamily Cuterebrinae 176 4.4.16 Family Streblidae 177 4.4.1

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