Protozoal Diseases

by Gilles, Herbert M.

• ISBN13: 9780340740903
• ISBN10: 0340740906
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2000-01-20
• Publisher: Hodder Education Publishers

Summary

A comprehensive account of current knowledge of human diseases caused by infection with protozoal organisms. These diseases include amoebiasis, Leishmaniasis, giardiasis, trypanosomaisis, and, most importantly, malaria. The book is organised according to infective agent, and systematically looks at the agent itself, the pathogenesis and clinical features of the disease entities it causes, and treatment and control. This is done under the standard headings of Historical review, the Agent (including its taxonomic, biochemical, immunological and molecular biological characteristics), Symptomatology, Differential diagnosis, Diagnostic (including DNA) procedures, Therapy (including pharmacokinetic and mode of action) Epidemiology (descriptive and qualitative, including social and behavioral aspects), and Prevention and control. The book is comprehensively referenced, including classical landmark papers, key current papers, and state of the art reviews. The book brings together all aspects of protozoal infection, allowing clinical aspects to be seen in the context of current understanding of molecular biology.

Table of Contents

Contributors	vii
Preface	x
Malaria
Historical perspective of approaches to malaria control	2	(14)
Jose A Najera
Historical aspects of man's immunity to malaria	16	(9)
Ian A McGregor
Biology of the parasite and host-parasite relationships Marcel Hommel	25	(49)
Pathogenesis, Pathology, clinical manifestations and differential diagnosis	74	(14)
Polrat Wilairatana
Sornchai Looareesuwan
Herbert M Gilles
Diagnosis Peter I Trigg	88	(18)
Treatment and management	106	(16)
Juntra Karbwang
Kesara Na-Bangchang
Herbert M Gilles
The epidemiology of malaria	122	(48)
Peter F Beales
Malaria control	170	(21)
Jose A Najera
References	191	(45)
Babesiosis	236	(13)
Peter J Krause
Sam R Telford III
African trypanosomiasis	249	(57)
The history of sleeping sickness	249	(11)
Pieter de Raadt
The agent	260	(8)
Keith Vickerman
Pathology, clinical features and differential diagnosis	268	(4)
David H Smith
Diagnostic procedures	272	(5)
Pierre Cattand
Treatment and general management	277	(4)
David H Smith
The epidemiology of African human trypanosomiasis	281	(7)
David H Molyneux
Paul J M Milligan
Prevention and control	288	(10)
Pieter de Raadt
David A T Baldry
References	298	(8)
Chagas disease (American trypanosomiasis)	306	(92)
A historical review	306	(7)
Jose Rodrigues Coura
The agent	313	(10)
Michael A Miles
Pathology and pathogenesis	323	(13)
Zilton A Andrade
Sonia G Andrade
Clinical features, diagnosis and treatment	336	(15)
James H Maguire
The epidemiology of Chagas disease	351	(19)
Carlos M F Antunes
Control of Chagas disease	370	(5)
Joao Carlos Pinto Dias
C J Schofield
References	375	(23)
Trypanosoma rangeli	398	(15)
Antonio D'Alessandro
Nancy Gore Saravia
The leishmaniases	413	(117)
History	414	(5)
Bill S Bray
Farrokh Modabber
The agent	419	(6)
Michael L Chance
David A Evans
Diagnosis	425	(15)
Ed E Zilstra
Farrokh Modabber
Visceral leishmaniasis: pathology and pathogenesis	440	(6)
Ahmed M El Hassan
Farrokh Modabber
Visceral leishmaniasis: clinical features, differential diagnosis, treatment and management	446	(16)
Piet A Kager
Visceral leishmaniasis: epidemiology, prevention and control	462	(9)
R W Ashford
Old World cutaneous leishmaniasis: pathology, clinical features, differential diagnosis and therapy	471	(9)
Neill C Hepburn
Abdel Hamid S Omer
Old World cutaneous leishmaniasis: epidemiology and control	480	(9)
R W Ashford
Cutaneous and mucocutaneous leishmaniasis in the New World	489	(14)
Jean-Pierre Dedet
References	503	(27)
Toxoplasmosis	530	(18)
Jack K Frenkel
Amoebiasis	548	(12)
David C Warhurst
Dientamoeba fragilis	560	(2)
Martin S Wolfe
Giardiasis	562	(23)
Michael J G Farthing
Balantidiasis	585	(7)
David A Schwartz
Michael J Clarkson
Cryptosporidosis	592	(15)
C Anthony Hart
Pneumocystis carinii	607	(11)
C Anthony Hart
Sarcosporidiosis	618	(7)
Jack K Frenkel
Microsporidiosis	625	(19)
David A Schwartz
Rainer Weber
Ralph T Bryan
Isosporiasis	644	(2)
Herbert M Gilles
Chilomastix mesnili	646	(1)
Herbert M Gilles
Potentially pathogenic free-living amoebae	647	(20)
David C Warhurst
Trichomoniasis	667	(21)
Thomas W Simpson
Donald E Burgess
Jonathan M Zenilman
Index	688