Foundations of Medical Parasitology and the Immune Response — Medical Microbiology

Microbiology · Basic Sciences

How it begins

Taxonomy (protozoa, helminths, arthropods), hosts and vectors, monoxenous and heteroxenous cycles, mechanisms of tissue damage and Th2 immune response with eosinophils.

What it covers

1. 1. General Classification and Taxonomy of Human Parasites
2. 2. Ecological Concepts: Hosts, Reservoirs and Vectors
3. 3. Life Cycles: Monoxenous vs Heteroxenous
4. 4. Pathogenic Mechanisms of Parasitic Damage
5. 5. Immune Response to Helminths: The Th2 Axis, IgE and Eosinophils
6. 6. Eosinophilia as a Parasitological Compass
7. 7. The Parasitology Laboratory: What to Order
8. 8. Essential Antiparasitic Drugs and Global Health
9. 9. Reasoned Clinical Cases
10. 10. Common Mistakes and Exam Pearls
11. 11. References and Sources for Further Reading