Book, Bases of Medical Parasitology 3/09[LS]

A classic in health literature in the country! To overcome communication barriers and encourage the dissemination of scientific information in the health sector, multiple and diversified efforts from professionals who can contribute to this are essential. Textbooks are an important instrument for systematized professional training work, dissemination of knowledge and awareness among those who must demand solutions or apply effective measures against major endemic diseases or factors of poor health. The success of previous editions of Bases da Parasitologia Médica, which justified several reprints, was the basic engine to convince the author of the importance of keeping the work updated. This is why all chapters were revised for this 3rd edition, always keeping in mind the purpose of maintaining the compact nature of the text. The terminology was further adapted to the international nomenclature, with the purpose of facilitating the search for additional information in databases and the world bibliography. Main characteristics of the work: One of the main references on Parasitology in Brazil Emerging diseases and the worsening of some parasitic diseases in immunodeficient patients deserve special attention There is a chapter on AIDS and parasitic diseases in this edition