Abhay R. Satoskar
Ohio State University

Gary Simon
The George Washington University MFA

Peter J. Hotez
The George Washington University

Moriya Tsuji
ADARC/Rockefeller

About this Book

Infections caused by parasites are still a major global health problem. Although parasitic infections are responsible for a significant morbidity and mortality in the developing countries, they are also prevalent in the developed countries. Early diagnosis and treatment of a parasitic infection is not only critical for preventing morbidity and mortality individually but also for reducing the risk of spread of infection in the community. This concise book gives an overview of critical facts for clinical and laboratory diagnosis, treatment and prevention of parasitic diseases which are common in humans and which are most likely to be encountered in a clinical practice. This book is a perfect companion for primary care physicians, residents, nurse practitioners, medical students, paramedics, other public health care personnel and as well as travelers.

Table of Contents

SECTION I. NEMATODES

1. Enterobiasis
Janine R. Danko

2. Trichuriasis
Rohit Modak

3. Ascariasis
Afsoon D. Roberts

4. Hookworm
David J. Diemert

5. Strongyloidiasis
Gary L. Simon

6. Trichinellosis
Matthew W. Carroll

7. Onchocercosis
Christopher M. Cirino

8. Loiasis
Murliya Gowda

9. Dracunculiasis
David M. Parenti

10. Cutaneous Larva Migrans: “The Creeping Eruption”
Ann M. Labriola

11. Baylisascariasis and Toxocariasis
Erin Elizabeth Dainty and Cynthia Livingstone Gibert

12. Lymphatic Filariasis
Subash Babu and Thomas B. Nutman

SECTION II. TREMATODES

13. Clonorchiasis and Opisthorchiasis
John Cmar

14. Liver Fluke: Fasciola hepatica
Michelle Paulson

15. Paragonimiasis
Angelike Liappis

16. Intestinal Trematode Infections
Sharon H. Wu, Peter J. Hotez and Thaddeus K. Graczyk

17. Schistosomiasis: Schistosoma japonicum
Edsel Maurice T. Salvana and Charles H. King

18. Schistosomiasis: Schistosoma mansoni
Wafa Alnassir and Charles H. King

19. Schistosomiasis: Schistosoma haematobium
Vijay Khiani and Charles H. King

SECTION III. CESTODES

20. Taeniasis and Cyticercosis
Hannah Cummings, Luis I. Terrazas and Abhay R. Satoskar

21. Hydatid Disease
Hannah Cummings, Miriam Rodriguez‑Sosa 
and Abhay R. Satoskar

SECTION IV. PROTOZOANS

22. American Trypanosomiasis (Chagas Disease)
Bradford S. McGwire and David M. Engman

23. African Trypanosomiasis
Guy Caljon, Patrick De Baetselier and Stefan Magez

24. Visceral Leishmaniasis (Kala‑Azar)
Ambar Haleem and Mary E. Wilson

25. Cutaneous Leishmaniasis
Claudio M. Lezama‑Davila, John R. David 
and Abhay R. Satoskar

26. Toxoplasmosis
Sandhya Vasan and Moriya Tsuji

27. Giardiasis
Photini Sinnis

28. Amebiasis
Daniel J. Eichinger

29. Cryptosporidiosis
Gerasimos J. Zaharatos

30. Trichomoniasis
Raymond M. Johnson

31. Pneumocystis Pneumonia
Allen B. Clarkson, Jr. and Salim Merali

32. Malaria
Moriya Tsuji and Kevin C. Kain

SECTION V. ARTHROPODS

33. Clinically Relevant Arthropods
Sam R. Telford III

APPENDIX
Drugs for Parasitic Infections
Safety of Antiparasitic Drugs
Manufacturers of Drugs Used to Treat Parasitic Infections