Clinical Parasitology - Elsevier eBook on VitalSource (Retail Access Card), 2nd Edition

• NEW! Full-color design throughout the book provides a more accessible look and feel.
• NEW! Educator resources on the Evolve companion website feature a 300-question test bank, PowerPoint slides, and an image collection.
• NEW! Case studies and quizzes coded to chapter objectives and level of difficulty to help instructors determine if students are meeting certain objectives.
• NEW! Quick Quizzes, or periodic self-assessments, are included in each chapter to help students assess their knowledge.
• NEW! Student resources on the Evolve companion website include additional case studies, interactive quizzes, and a veterinary parasitology reference guide.
• NEW! Focusing In boxes and Looking Back boxes, offer helpful chapter introductions and chapter summaries respectively.
• Thorough descriptions of the different forms of parasites within that organism type aid in classification.
• Characteristics at a Glance tables cover the most medically important parasite forms and include comparison drawings of look alike parasites.
• Numerous detailed drawings, with structures labeled illustrate the information in an easy-to-understand format.
• Test Your Knowledge! review questions enhance students’ review and retention of chapter content.
• Individual parasite descriptions include concise information on life cycles, epidemiology, clinical symptomatology, laboratory diagnosis, treatment, prevention and control, notes of interest, and new trends.
• Increased number of case studies offers more opportunities for students to apply chapter content to real-life scenarios.
• Identification worksheets allow students to make their own drawings of parasites.

• Full-color photomicrographs included in the appropriate chapters help facilitate learning.
• Quick Quizzes help you assess your knowledge of specific material.
• Case Study: Under the Microscope gives you more real-world experiences to encounter and learn from.
• Focusing In boxes and Looking Back boxes give an overview and summary of each chapter to help you better understand the material.
• Case studies and quizzes coded to chapter objectives and level of difficulty to help you determine if you are meeting certain objectives.

Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 2 Specimen Collection and Processing
Chapter 3 The Amebas
Chapter 4 The Flagellates
Chapter 5 The Hemoflagellates
Chapter 6 Select Sporozoa: Plasmodium and Babesia
Chapter 7 Miscellaneous Protozoa
Chapter 8 The Nematodes
Chapter 9 The Filiariae
Chapter 10 The Cestodes
Chapter 11 The Trematodes
Chapter 12 Artifacts and Confusers
Chapter 13 The Arthropods
Appendix A Glossary
Appendix B Answers to Under the Microscope Case Studies
Appendix C Answers to Quick Quiz Questions
Appendix D Answers to Test Your Knowledge Questions
Appendix E Bibliography