Diagnostic parasitology for veterinary technicians / Charles M. Hendrix, DVM, PhD, Ed Robinson, CVT.

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"Featuring concise discussions of the most commonly encountered internal and external parasites, this book covers parasites by group - including nematodes, cestodes, trematodes, protozoans,arthropods, and leeches - with desciptions of morphology, life cycle, and important parasites for each. Each ch...

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Main Authors: Hendrix, Charles M. (Charles Mackey) (Author), Robinson, Ed, CVT (Author)
Language:English
Published: St. Louis, Missouri : Elsevier, [2023]
Edition:Sixth edition.
Subjects:
Veterinary clinical parasitology.
Parasites.
Parasitic Diseases, Animal.
Animals, Domestic > parasitology.
Animals, Laboratory > parasitology.
Veterinary parasitology.
Physical Description:xliv, 387 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Parasites by host species
  • The language of veterinary parasitology
  • Parasites that infect and infest domestic animals
  • Introduction to nematodes
  • Nematodes that infect domestic animals
  • The phylum platyhelminthes, class cestoda
  • Tapeworms that parasitize domestic animals and humans
  • The phylum platyhelminthes, class trematoda
  • Trematodes (flukes) of animals and humans
  • The phylum acanthocephala
  • The protozoans
  • Common protozoans that infect domestic animals
  • Introduction to the arthropods
  • Arthropods that infect and infest domestic animals
  • Introduction to the phylum arthropoda, subphylum pentastomida
  • The phyum annelida
  • Parasites of public health importance in veterinary parasitology
  • Common laboratory procedures for diagnosing parasitism
  • Reference to common parasite ova and forms seen in veterinary medicine
  • Epilogue: Becoming proficient in veterinary medicine's most important skill
  • Appendix A: parasite reference list by species and parasite type
  • Appendix B: VTNE review questions in parasitology
  • Appendix C: antiparasitic drugs by host species
  • Appendix D: zoonotic and discourse-speaking or writing authoritatively about parasitic zoonoses.