Schistosomes and Schistosomiasis in South Asia

• Main Author: Agrawal, Prof. Mahesh Chandra (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: India : Springer India : Imprint: Springer, 2012.
• Subjects: Life sciences.; Parasitology.; Life Sciences.; Life Sciences, general.

Through all of the recent progress and publications on Schistosoma haematobium, S. mansoni and S. japonicum and diseases these parasites cause in human beings – engulfing Africa, South America and East Asia, it has become necessary to fill the gaps from South Asia perspective too, especially India f...

Table of Contents:

• Chapter 1: Introduction
• Chapter 2: The Schistosomes
• Chapter 3: The Snail
• Chapter 4: Prevalence in Final Host
• Chapter 5: Immunological Studies
• Chapter 6: Disease Manifestation and Pathology
• Chapter 7: Diagnosis of Schistosomiasis. Chapter 8: Immuno-diagnosis of Schistosomiasis
• Chapter 9: Chemotherapy
• Chapter 10: Control of Schistosomiasis
• Chapter 11: Laboratory Models Developed
• Chapter 12: Technologies Developed.