Dr. Dickson Despommier spent 38 years as aprofessor of microbiology and public health in environmental health sciences at Columbia. He has addressed audiences at leading universities, including Harvard and MIT, has been invited to speak at the United Nations and has also been asked by the governements of China, India, Mexico, Brazil, Canada, and Korea to work on their environmental problems.

1 Protozoa.- General Characteristics of the Protozoa.- Classification.- Trypanosoma Cruzi.- Trypanosoma Brucei Gambiense.- Trypanosoma Brucei Rhodesiense.- Leishmania Tropica and L. Mexicana.- Leishmania Braziliensis.- Leishmania Donovani.- Giardia Lamblia.- Trichomonas Vaginalis.- Entamoeba Histolytica.- Toxoplasma Gondii.- Cryptosporidium Sp..- Plasmodium Vivax (Sexual Cycle).- Plasmodium Vivax(Asexual Cycle).- Plasmodium Ovale.- Plasmodium Malariae.- Plasmodium Falciparum.- Balantidium Coli.- 2 Cestoidea.- General Characteristics of Cestodes.- Classification.- Diphyllobothrium Latum.- Dipylidium Caninum.- Hymenolepis Nana.- Hymenolepis Diminuta.- Taenia Saginata.- Taenia Solium.- Taenia Solium (Cysticercosis).- Taenia Multiceps.- Echinococcus Granulosus.- Echinococcus Multilocularis.- 3 Trematoda.- General Characteristics of Trematodes.- Classification.- Schistosoma Mansoni.- Schistosoma Japonicum.- Schistosoma Haematobium.- Fasciola Hepatica.- Fasciolopsis Buski.- Paragonimus Westermani.- Clonorchis Sinensis.- Opisthorchis Viverrini.- Heterophyes Heterophyes.- Metagonimus Yokogawai.- 4 Nematoda.- General Characteristics of Nematodes.- Classification.- Capillaria Philippinensis.- Trichinella Spiralis.- Trichuris Trichiura (Whipworm).- Strongyloides Stercoralis.- Necator Americanus (Hookworm).- Ascaris Lumbricoides (Giant Intestinal Worm).- Toxocara Canis and Cati.- Enterobius Vermicularis (Pinworm).- Dracunculus Medinensis.- Wuchereria Bancrofti.- Loa Loa.- Onchocerca Volvulus.- Selected Readings.- Alphabetical Listing of Parasites.

In a unique, visual approach to the depiction of parasite life cycles, this detailed atlas presents a clear, concise, and complete overview of the parasite/human host interrelationship. 75 life cycles include all the major protozoan and helminth pathogens of man with new and updated information on several organisms. The illustrations follow the route of infection from point of entry, through the developmental stages, to completion of the cycle as the parasite reinfects the next host. Precise biological anatomical and medical depiction provides reinforcement. Distinguished by its organization, continuity, and accuracy, this comprehensive work will be a valuable reference for students, clinicians and others interested in the field of parasitology.