Principles of Veterinary Parasitology
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Principles of Veterinary Parasitology
About This Book
Principles of Veterinary Parasitology
Principles of Veterinary Parasitology is a student-friendly introduction to veterinary parasitology. Written primarily to meet the immediate needs of veterinary students, this textbook outlines the essential parasitological knowledge needed to underpin clinical practice. Conceptual relationships between parasitic organisms, their biology and the diseases they cause are clearly illustrated. Help boxes and practical tips are included throughout alongside a wealth of colour photographs, drawings and life-cycle diagrams. Organised taxonomically with additional host-orientated chapters and focussing on parasites that commonly cause animal or zoonotic disease, welfare problems or economic losses, students worldwide will benefit from this straightforward and easy to comprehend introduction to veterinary parasitology.
KEY FEATURES
- An easy to navigate textbook, providing information essential for clinical studies
- Full colour throughout, with photographs, diagrams, life-cycles and help boxes for visual learners
- A companion website including a pronunciation guide, self-assessment questions and further reading lists
This book is accompaines by a companion website:
WWW.wiley.com/go/jacobs/principles-veterinay-parasitology
The website includes:
- Glossary
- Parasites listed by host and body system
- Pronunciation guide
- Parasite recogonition: flease, flies, worms and worm eggs
- Revision questions and answers
- Further reading list: books, articles and websites
- Powerpoint files of all diagrame for downloading
Frequently asked questions
Information
CHAPTER 1
Veterinary Parasitology: basic concepts
- 1.1 Introduction
- 1.1.1 What is Veterinary Parasitology?
- 1.2 Parasitism and parasites
- 1.2.1 Parasitism
- 1.2.2 Classification
- Nomenclature
- 1.2.3 Hostâparasite relationships
- Parasites
- Zoonoses
- 1.3 Hostâparasite interactions
- 1.3.1 Host defences
- Innate and acquired immunity
- Immunity to arthropods
- Immunity to protozoa
- Immunity to helminths
- 1.3.2 Parasite evasion of immunity
- 1.3.1 Host defences
- 1.4 Parasitic disease
- 1.4.1 The hostâparasite balance
- 1.4.2 Why parasites are important
- 1.4.3 Pathogenic mechanisms
- 1.5 Diagnostic techniques
- 1.5.1 Direct detection methods
- Flotation
- Sedimentation
- Migration
- 1.5.2 Indirect detection methods
- Immunological assays
- DNA techniques
- 1.5.3 Limitations
- 1.5.1 Direct detection methods
- 1.6 Treatment and control
- 1.6.1 Key concepts
- 1.6.2 Chemotherapy
- Selective toxicity
- Formulation
- 1.6.3 Resistance to parasiticides
- Selection
- Multiple resistance
- Reversion
- Treatment failures
- 1.6.4 Integrated parasite management
- 1.6.5 Vaccination
- Natural antigen vaccines
- Hidden antigen vaccines
- Attenuated vaccines
- 1.6.6 Alternative technologies
- Enhancing host resistance
- Delaying parasite resistance
- Biological control
- 1.6.7 Concluding remarks
1.1 Introduction
Definition of some key technical terms
- Aetiology/ aetiological agent: the cause or origin of a disease.
- Biotic potential: an expression of the rate at which a parasitic species can multiply. It depends on the number of offspring produced (âfecundityâ) and the number of generations each year (âgeneration timeâ).
- Endemic: a term used to describe a population or area within which a pathogen is established, replicating and being transmitted between hosts.
- Epidemiology: the science that describes and explains patterns of disease in the host population (i.e. the distribution and determinants of disease).
- Eukaryote: an organism with a cytoskeleton and complex subcellular structures enclosed within membranes (including a nucleus containing chromosomes). Examples: protozoa and metazoa.
- Incidence: the number of new cases of infection per unit time.
- Pathogen/pathogenicity/pathogenesis: an organism that causes disease / the severity of the damage caused / the mechanism of the disease process.
- Prevalence: proportion of host population infected at a point in time.
- Prokaryote: an organism without a nucleus or other membrane-bound subcellular structures; DNA in circular plasmid. Example: bacteria.
- Species: the basic unit of biodiversity. Although everyone knows what a species is, there is no exact definition as boundaries are often blurred. Two commonly cited definitions are: âa group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile off-springâ and âa separately evolving lineage that forms a single gene-poolâ.
- Taxonomic: relating to the laws and science of describing, identifying, naming and classifying organisms.
1.1.1 What is Veterinary Parasitology?
Table of contents
- Cover
- Title page
- Copyright
- About the Authors
- Foreword
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- List of abbreviations
- About the companion website
- Chapter 1 Veterinary Parasitology: basic concepts
- Chapter 2 Arthropods part 1: introduction and insects
- Chapter 3 Arthropods part 2: ticks, mites and ectoparasiticides
- Chapter 4 Protozoa (single-celled parasites)
- Chapter 5 Platyhelminthes (âflatwormsâ)
- Chapter 6 Nematoda (âroundwormsâ) part 1: concepts and bursate nematodes
- Chapter 7 Nematoda (âroundwormsâ) part 2: nonbursate nematodes and anthelmintics
- Chapter 8 Clinical parasitology: farm animals
- Chapter 9 Clinical parasitology: companion animals and veterinary public health
- References
- Index
- EULA