Description
ARNOLD Protozoal Diseases by GILLES H.M.
A comprehensive account of current knowledge of human diseases caused by infection due to protozoal organisms. These diseases include amoebiasis, leishmaniasis, giardiasis, trypanosomiasis and most importantly malaria.
Organised according to infective agent, the book systematically looks at the agent itself, the pathogenesis (AI - disease process) and the clinical features of the disease enteties it causes, as well as its treatment and control.The author follows a standard format for each organism: Historical review, the agent, symptomology, differential diagnosis, diagnostic (including DNA) procedures, therapy, epidemiology and prevention and control. The book is comprehensively referenced, including classic landmark papers, key current papers, and state of the art reviews.