The Short Textbook of Medical Helminthology

by Satish Gupte

The book, "The Short Textbook of Medical Helminthology", gives an update of helminths, a universal cause of morbidity and mortality. Helminthiasis, especially filariasis and schistosomiasis, is constantly posing health problems mainly in resource-limited population. There is progress going on in the direction of development of vaccines against helminths. These worms are involved in causing malnutrition, growth retardation, and malignancy. Topics like Emergence of Helminthic Infections, Helminthic Nosocomial Infection, Oncogenic Helminths, Control, Prevention and Vaccines, Treatment, etc., are covered in the book. Important topics like Schistosomiasis, Filariasis and Hydatidosis are here discussed with up-to-date information.

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