Diagnostic parasitology for veterinary technicians / Charles M. Hendrix, DVM, PhD, Ed Robinson, CVT.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hendrix, Charles M. (Charles Mackey), author.

Robinson, Ed, CVT, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Veterinary clinical parasitology.

Parasites.

Parasitic Diseases, Animal.

Animals, Domestic--parasitology.

Animals, Laboratory--parasitology.

Veterinary parasitology.

Medical Subjects:

Parasitic Diseases, Animal.

Animals, Domestic--parasitology.

Animals, Laboratory--parasitology.

Parasites.

Physical Description:

xliv, 387 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm

Edition:

Sixth edition.

Place of Publication:

St. Louis, Missouri : Elsevier, [2023]

Summary:

"Featuring concise discussions of the most commonly encountered internal and external parasites, this book covers parasites by group - including nematodes, cestodes, trematodes, protozoans,arthropods, and leeches - with desciptions of morphology, life cycle, and important parasites for each. Each chapter is conveniently organized by host species: dogs, cats, horses, ruminants, swine, birds, lab animals, fish, and reptiles. In full color, this guide provides the skills that veterinary technicians need to collect samples, perform lab procedures, and communicate with clients."--Back Cover.

Contents:

Parasites by host species

The language of veterinary parasitology

Parasites that infect and infest domestic animals

Introduction to nematodes

Nematodes that infect domestic animals

The phylum platyhelminthes, class cestoda

Tapeworms that parasitize domestic animals and humans

The phylum platyhelminthes, class trematoda

Trematodes (flukes) of animals and humans

The phylum acanthocephala

The protozoans

Common protozoans that infect domestic animals

Introduction to the arthropods

Arthropods that infect and infest domestic animals

Introduction to the phylum arthropoda, subphylum pentastomida

The phyum annelida

Parasites of public health importance in veterinary parasitology

Common laboratory procedures for diagnosing parasitism

Reference to common parasite ova and forms seen in veterinary medicine

Epilogue: Becoming proficient in veterinary medicine's most important skill

Appendix A: parasite reference list by species and parasite type

Appendix B: VTNE review questions in parasitology

Appendix C: antiparasitic drugs by host species

Appendix D: zoonotic and discourse-speaking or writing authoritatively about parasitic zoonoses

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

9780323831031

0323831036

OCLC:

1346308569