Kwa The Parasite Chronicles

My Lifelong Odyssey Among the Parasites that Cause Human Disease
1. Auflage 2017
ISBN: 978-3-319-74923-5
Verlag: Springer International Publishing
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Wasserzeichen (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 185 Seiten, eBook

This book introduces the reader to the fascinating world of parasites that cause human disease. It is written in a first-person style relating anecdotes and personal encounters of parasites by the author. It tells stories about exotic parasites diseases, interesting factoids about the life history of unusual parasites species, and strange ways in which humans can become infected. However this is also a serious topic, as there is increasing movement of populations and goods occurring in a globalized world, resulting in previously exotic parasites being brought into new regions of the world. This book about parasite infections will be of interest to business travelers and tourists alike, and the book discusses simple common sense ways to avoid them.

Zielgruppe

Popular/general

Autoren/Hrsg.

Kwa, Boo H.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Foreword by B. Kim Lee Sim;7
2;Foreword by Stephen L. Hoffman;9
3;Preface;11
4;Acknowledgements;13
5;Contents;15
6;About the Author;16
7;Chapter 1: Parasites and Tiger Snakes;17
8;Chapter 2: Tapeworms Down Under and Elsewhere;26
9;Chapter 3: Cysticercosis: The Ides of March;35
10;Chapter 4: Trematodes: It Was Just a Fluke;49
11;Chapter 5: Schistosomiasis: Napoleon, Snails and Stalemate Across the Taiwan Straits;64
12;Chapter 6: Filariasis and Elephantiasis: You Can´t Go Home Again;74
13;Chapter 7: River Blindness: And It Was About Time;88
14;Chapter 8: Intestinal Worms: Parasite Mysteries in Wintry Climes;101
15;Chapter 9: Tissue Helminths: Snails, Rats, Cobras and Parasites in the Brain;117
16;Chapter 10: Intestinal Protozoa: Please Pass the Stool;128
17;Chapter 11: Tissue Protozoa: That Cat Will Really Drive Me Crazy One of These Days;143
18;Chapter 12: Blood Protozoa: In Search of the Holy Grail;158
19;Epilogue;178
19.1;General Travel Precautions;178
20;Further Reading;181
20.1;Chapter One;181
20.2;Chapter Two;181
20.3;Chapter Three;181
20.4;Chapter Four;182
20.5;Chapter Five;182
20.6;Chapter Six;183
20.7;Chapter Seven;183
20.8;Chapter Eight;183
20.9;Chapter Nine;184
20.10;Chapter Ten;184
20.11;Chapter Eleven;185
20.12;Chapter Twelve;185

Über Autor(innen)

B.H. Kwa, BS 1968 and MS 1971, Australian National University; Ph.D. 1977 University of Malaya.  Associate Professor, University of Malaya, Malaysia, 1972-1986.  Nuffield Fellow, Imperial College, London, England, 1976-77.  W.H.O. Visiting Scientist and Visiting Fellow in Tropical Public Health, Harvard School of Public Health, 1984.  Assistant Professor 1986-1994 Associate Professor 1994-2000 and Professor 2000- present, College of Public Health, University of South Florida.  Awarded USF College of Public Health Distinguished Teaching Award, 1998.  Fulbright Fellow and Visiting Professor, USM Penang, Malaysia, 1998-1999. Chair of the Department of Environmental and Occupational Health USF, 2002-2004. Founding Chair of Department of Global Health USF, 2004-2012.  Currently Professor of Global Health and Associate Dean for International Programs at the College of Public Health, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida.