The Geohelminths: Ascaris, Trichuris and Hookworm

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Holland, Celia V. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Kennedy, Malcolm W. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Boston, MA : Springer US, 2002.
• Σειρά: World Class Parasites, 2
• Θέματα: Life sciences.; Medical microbiology.; Parasitology.; Tropical medicine.; Animal anatomy.; Life Sciences.; Animal Anatomy / Morphology / Histology.; Medical Microbiology.; Tropical Medicine.

The soil-transmitted nematode parasites, or geohelminths, are - called because they have a direct life cycle, which involves no intermediate hosts or vectors, and are transmitted by faecal contamination of soil, foodstuffs and water supplies. They all inhabit the intestine in their adult stages but...