Part 1 General Introduction

Chapter 1 Basic Concepts of Parasitism, Parasites and Hosts

  1.1 Parasitism

  1.2 Parasites and Parasite Classifications

  1.3 Hosts and Host Classifications

  1.4 Adaptation to Parasitism

Chapter 2 Parasite Biology

  2.1 Parasite Life Cycle and Its Types

  2.2 Uptake of Nutrition by the Parasite and Parasite Metabolism

  2.3 Parasite Taxology

Chapter 3 Parasite host Interactions

  3.1 Effects of Parasite on Host

  3.2 Effects of Host on Parasite

  3.3 Consequences of Parasite-host Interactions

Chapter 4 Host Immunity to Parasitic Infections

  4. 1 Innate Immunity

  4.2 Adaptive Immunity

  4.3 Parasite Antigens

  4.4 Host Immune Responses

  4.5 Immune Evasion by Parasites

  4.6 Immunopathology of Parasitic Infections

Chapter 5 Characteristics of Parasitic Diseases and the Hazards of Parasites

  5.1 Parasitic Infections and Carriers

  5.2 Chronic and Latent Infections

  5.3 Polyparasitism

  5.4 Larva Migrans and Ectopic Parasitism

  5.5 Influence of Parasites on Human Health and the Development of Social Economies ...

Chapter 6 Prevalence and Control of Parasitic Diseases

  6.1 Current Situation of Parasitic Disease Prevalence

  6.2 Underlying Factors of Parasitic Disease Prevalence

  6.3 Factors that Influence Parasitic Disease Prevalence

  6.4 Characteristics of Parasitic Disease Prevalence

  6.5 Principles of Parasitic Disease Control

  Part 2 Medical protozoology

Chapter 7 Lobosea

  7.1 Entamoeba histolytica

  7.2 Non-pathogenic Amoebae

  7.3 Pathogenic Free-living Amoebae

Chapter 8 Flagellates

  8.1 Leishmania donovani

  8.2 Trypanosoma brucei gambiense and Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense

  8.3 Trypanosoma cruzi

  8.4 Trichomonas vaginalis

  8.5 Trichomonas hominis

  8.6 Trichomonas tenax

  8.7 Dientamoeba fragilis

  8.8 Giardia lamblia

Chapter 9 Sporozoa

  9.1 Malarial Parasites

  9.2 Toxoplasma gondii

  9.3 Cryptosporidium parvum

  9.4 Sarcocystis spp.

  9.5 Isospora belli

  9.6 Microsporidia

  9.7 Blastocystis hominis

Chapter 10 Ciliates

  10.1 Morphology

  10. 2 Life Cyle

  10.3 Pathogenesis

  10.4 Laboratory Diagnosis

  10.5 Epidemiology and Control

Part 3 Medical Helminthology

Chapter 11 Trematoda

  11.1 Clonorchis sinensis

  11.2 Fasciolopsis buski

  11.3 Fasciolosis hepatica

  11.4 Fasciola gigantica

  11.5 Paragonimus westermani

  11.6 Pagumogonimus skrjabini

  11.7 Opisthorchis viverrini

  11.8 Schistosoma spp.

  11.9 Heterophyid Trematodes

  11.10 Echinostoma

Chapter 12 Cestodes

  12.1 Taenia solium

  12.2 Taenia saginata

  12.3 Echinococcus granulosus

  12.4 Echinococcus multilocuZaris

  12.5 Hymenolepis nana

  12.6 Hymenolepis diminuta

  12.7 Spirometra mansoni

  12.8 Diphyllobothrium latum

  12.9 Dipylidium caninum

  12.10 Raillietina celebensis

  12.11 Bertiella studeri

  12.12 Taenia asiatica

Chapter 13 Maeracanthorhynchus hirudinaceus

  13.1 Morphology and Life Cycle

  13.2 Pathogenesis and Laboratory Diagnosis

  13.3 Epidemiology and Control

Chapter 14 Nematodes

  14.1 Ascaris lumbricoides

  14.2 Trichuris trichiura

  14.3 Enterobius vermicularis

  14.4 Ancylostoma duodenale and Necator americanus

  14.5 Wuchereria bancro f ti and Brugia mala yi

  14.6 Onchocerca volvulus and Loa loa

  14.7 Trichinella spiraZis

  14.8 Strongyloides stercoralis

  14.9 Angiostrongylus cantonensis

  14.10 Trichostrongylus

  14.11 Gongylonema pulchrum

  14.12 Thelazia callipaeda

  14.13 Gnathostoma spinigerum

  14.14 Dracunculus medinensis

Part 4 Medical Arthropods

Chapter 15 Arachnida

  15.1 Ticks

  15.2 Chigger Mites

  15.3 Scab Mites

  15.4 Demodex Mites

  15.5 Gamasid Mites

  15.6 Dust Mites

Chapter 16 Insecta

  16.1 Mosquitoes

  16.2 Flies

  16.3 Sandflies

  16.4 Biting Midges

  16.5 Blackflies

  16.6 Tabanid Flies

  16.7 Fleas

  16.8 Lice

  16.9 Bed Bugs

  16.10 Cockroaches

Appendix Ⅰ Medical Parasitology Vocabulary

Appendix Ⅱ Detection Techniques for Parasitic Pathogen