Table of Contents 1
Cover
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Preface
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1 Animal Associations and the Importance of Parasites
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Animal Associations
1.3 Parasite Hosts
1.4 Zoonotic Infections
1.5 The Co‐evolution of Parasites and Their Hosts
1.6 Parasitism as a ‘Lifestyle’: Advantages and Limitations
1.7 The Economic Cost of Parasitic Diseases
1.8 Why Parasitic Diseases Remain a Problem
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2 Taxonomy
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Viruses: A Special (Unresolved) Case
2.3 Taxonomic Hierarchy
2.4 Kingdom Protista
2.5 Kingdom Animalia
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3 Parasitic Protozoa Part A: Phyla Rhizopoda, Metamonada, Apicomplexa
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Phylum Rhizopoda
3.3 Phylum Metamonada
3.4 Phylum Apicomplexa
3.5 Subclass Coccidiasina
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4 Parasitic Protozoa Part B: Phylum Kinetoplastida; Parasitic Algae and Fungi
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Phylum Kinetoplastida
4.3 Phylum Chlorophyta
4.4 Kingdom Fungi
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5 Platyhelminth and Acanthocephalan Parasites
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Phylum Platyhelminthes
5.3 Class Cestoda
5.4 Phylum Acanthocephala
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6 Nematode Parasites
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Class Enoplea
6.3 Class Rhabdita
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7 Arthropod Parasites
7.1 Introduction
7.2 Phylum Chelicerata
7.3 Phylum Crustacea
7.4 Subphylum Hexapoda
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8 Parasite Transmission
8.1 Introduction
8.2 Contaminative Transmission
8.3 Transmission Associated with Reproduction
8.4 Autoinfection
8.5 Nosocomial Transmission
8.6 Active Parasite Transmission
8.7 Hosts and Vectors
8.8 Host Factors
8.9 Co‐Transmission and Interactions Between Pathogens
8.10 Environmental Factors
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9 Immune Reactions to Parasitic Infections
9.1 Introduction
9.2 Invertebrate Immunity
9.3 Vertebrate Immunity
9.4 Innate Immunity to Parasites
9.5 Adaptive Immune Reactions to Parasites
9.6 Microbiomes and Host Immune Reactions to Parasites
9.7 Avoiding the Host Immune Response
9.8 Immunity to Malaria
9.9 Schistosoma spp. and Hepatitis C Virus Interactions
9.10 HIV‐AIDS and Parasitic Infections
