Animal Parasites and Human Disease

Animal parasites and human diseases.

majority of the parasites commonly referred to as “parasites of man” are in reality parasites of other animals.1 In the latter grouip are such familiar examples as Trichinella, found in rats and many other animals, including pigs; Balantidium and some lesser protozoa of pigs; Toxoplasma, which occurs in many wild and domesticated animals. Trypanosoma cnuzi, which is carried by a variety of anim...

Human Parasites and Parasitic Disease

Animal Parasites of Nebraska

Animal Disease and Human Health

The erythematous psoriatic lesions, covered by mica-like scales, may be solitary or generalized. Although spontaneous remissions sometimes occur, for the most part the disease is recurrent and deforming. In 6 per cent of the patients psoriasis is complicated by rheumatoidlike arthritis involving primarily the terminal interphalangeal joints of the hands and feet which may be incapacitating. Dr....

The Animal Parasites of Man

This is an extremely valuable book which has reached three editions in German, and in its present guise will be sure to have a very great success among English-speaking medical men. There is little need in these columns to emphasise the great importance of parasitology, but the rapid strides taken by research in tropical diseases of recent years renders it absolutely necessary to incorporate ne...