Protozoa And Human Disease Paperback

Protozoa and Human Disease is a comprehensive textbook that explores the medically important protozoa and the diseases they cause, aimed at advanced undergraduates, graduate students, and professionals. Combining taxonomic and medical approaches, the book is well-suited for those in parasitology, microbiology, medicine, and public health. It covers essential topics such as the morphology, life cycles, and clinical signs of diseases, as well as more complex issues like the molecular and immune mechanisms of disease, metabolic pathways, specialized subcellular structures, transmission ecology, antigenic variation, and molecular epidemiology of various protozoan pathogens. The book concludes with a detailed glossary of terms related to molecular biology, immunology, and medicine.