Northern American Parasitic Zoonoses

by Richardson, Dennis J.; Krause, Peter J.

• ISBN13: 9781402072123
• ISBN10: 1402072120
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2002-11-01
• Publisher: Kluwer Academic Pub

Summary

North American Parasitic Zoonoses provides a concise and useful review of essential information about parasitic zoonotic diseases. Key topics include: -Etiology/ Natural History: Account of taxonomy, morphology as necessary for identification, and life cycles; -Epidemiology: Global prevalence and prevalence in North America among various demographic groups in both human and non-human hosts. Consideration of primary risk factors associated with transmission; - Pathogenesis. - Diagnostic tests; - Treatment and control measures: Current drug(s) of choice, contraindications, and procedures utilized in the treatment of human infection. Consideration of practical steps to be taken in the prevention of transmission; - Recent Advances and Contemporary Challenges: A discussion of the most exciting contemporary areas of research concerning each disease with recommendations for future avenues of study. North American Parasitic Zoonoses , volume six of "World Class Parasites", is written for researchers, students, veterinarians, physicians and scholars who enjoy reading research that has a major impact on human health, or agricultural productivity, and against which we have no satisfactory defense. It is intended to supplement more formal texts that cover taxonomy, life cycles, morphology, vector distribution, symptoms and treatment. It integrates vector, pathogen and host biology and celebrates the diversity of approach that comprises modern parasitological research.

Table of Contents

Preface	vii
Stealth Parasites: The Under Appreciated Burden of Parasitic Zoonoses in North America	1	(22)
J. L. Gauthier
Anuj Gupta
Peter Hotez
Toxocariasis and Baylisascariasis	23	(18)
Zandra Hollaway Duprey
Peter M. Schantz
Trichinellosis	41	(16)
Dickson D. Despommier
Larval Tapeworm Infections: Cysticercosis, Cystic Echinococcosis and Alveolar Echinococcosis	57	(16)
Ana Flisser
Intestinal Tapeworm Infections	73	(12)
Dennis J. Richardson
Other Noteworthy Zoonotic Helminths	85	(28)
Dennis J. Richardson
Cryptosporidiosis	113	(16)
Cynthia L. Chappell
Pablo C. Okhuysen
Toxoplasmosis	129	(22)
David S. Lindsay
Louis M. Weiss
Yasuhiro Suzuki
Babesiosis	151	(14)
Paul Lantos
Peter J. Krause
Other Noteworthy Zoonotic Protozoa	165	(20)
Oscar J. Pung
Zoonotic Arthropod Parasites	185	(20)
Lance A. Durden
Index	205