Helminths and Arthropod Disease Vectors — Medical Microbiology

Microbiology · Basic Sciences

How it begins

Intestinal nematodes (pinworms, roundworms, hookworms), Strongyloides and hyperinfection, Taenia solium and neurocysticercosis, hydatidosis, schistosomiasis and scabies.

What it covers

1. 1. Intestinal Nematodes: Enterobius, Ascaris, Trichuris and Hookworms
2. 2. Strongyloides (Hyperinfection), Trichinella and Filariae
3. 3. Cestodes: Taenia solium, Neurocysticercosis and Echinococcus granulosus
4. 4. Trematodes: Schistosoma and Bladder Cancer, and Fasciola hepatica
5. 5. Arthropod Vectors and Medical Ectoparasites
6. 6. Sorting Helminths by Their Portal of Entry
7. 7. Larvae in the Wrong Place: Toxocara, Anisakis and Angiostrongylus
8. 8. Management Update
9. 9. Reasoned Clinical Cases
10. 10. Common Mistakes and Exam Pearls
11. 11. References and Sources for Further Reading