Parasitic Lung Diseases (Lung Biology in Health and Disease)

This indispensable resource covers the etiology and treatment of endemic and nonendemic lung infections caused by parasitic protozoa and helminths. The book contains black-and-white illustrations. This indispensable resource covers the etiology and treatment of endemic and nonendemic pulmonary infections caused by parasitic protozoa and helminths. Written by experts with extensive international direct investigative and controlled observation experiences, Parasitic Lung Diseases analyzes host-parasite relationships through virulence, pathogenesis, and immunopathology...elucidates the biological properties - life cycle, immunological, and molecular characteristics - of causative organisms, such as ameba and ascarids...provides the epidemiological and diagnostic features of pulmonary syndromes, including pleuropulmonary amebiasis, strongyloidiasis, and trichinosis...and more Complete with over 700 references to relevant literature and illustrated with photographs, micrographs, and diagrams, Parasitic Lung Diseases is an invaluable volume for infectious disease, pulmonary, and internal medicine specialists; pulmonologists; physiologists; clinical immunologists and allergists; medical school students in internal medicine, family medicine, and pediatrics; and other interns and residents