| Preface to the third edition | p. xix |
| Acknowledgements | p. xx |
| Parasitism: what is a parasite? | p. 1 |
| Animal associations | p. 1 |
| Commensalism | p. 2 |
| Phoresis | p. 2 |
| Parasitism | p. 3 |
| References | p. 8 |
| Niches, habitats and environments | p. 10 |
| Niches | p. 10 |
| Habitats: general comments | p. 11 |
| The vertebrate alimentary canal | p. 11 |
| Blood | p. 17 |
| Tissues and other habitats | p. 18 |
| Invertebrate habitats | p. 19 |
| Importance of nutritional levels of environment in parasite life cycles | p. 19 |
| References | p. 20 |
| Protozoa: the amoebae | p. 22 |
| Type example: Entamoeba muris | p. 22 |
| Ultrastructure | p. 24 |
| Entamoeba of man and other animals | p. 25 |
| Other intestinal amoebae | p. 31 |
| Tissue-invading soil amoebae | p. 32 |
| Physiology of intestinal amoebae | p. 37 |
| References | p. 40 |
| Protozoa: abbreviated classification | p. 42 |
| Flagellates: intestinal and related forms | p. 44 |
| Classification | p. 44 |
| Trichomonads | p. 45 |
| Intestinal flagellates other than trichomonads | p. 49 |
| Physiology and biochemistry of intestinal flagellates | p. 52 |
| References | p. 54 |
| Haemoflagellates | p. 57 |
| Haemoflagellates as biological models | p. 57 |
| General account | p. 57 |
| Morphological stages of haemoflagellates | p. 61 |
| Classification: Family Trypanosomatidae | p. 62 |
| Genus Trypansoma | p. 63 |
| Genus Leishmania | p. 75 |
| Physiology and biochemistry of haemoflagellates | p. 80 |
| References | p. 84 |
| Sporozoea: gregarines and coccidia | p. 88 |
| Classification | p. 88 |
| Subclass 1 Gregarinia | p. 89 |
| Subclass 2 Coccidia | p. 94 |
| Tissue cyst-forming coccidia | p. 99 |
| References | p. 106 |
| Sporozoea: Haemosporina: malaria; basic biology | p. 109 |
| General considerations | p. 109 |
| Sublcass Coccidia: suborder Haemosporina | p. 109 |
| Genus Plasmodium: the malarial organism | p. 110 |
| Ultrastructure | p. 115 |
| Genetics of Plasmodium | p. 117 |
| Biochemistry and physiology | p. 119 |
| References | p. 123 |
| Sporozoea: malaria in man and the animal kingdom | p. 126 |
| Mammalian malaria | p. 126 |
| Bird malaria | p. 133 |
| Amphibian malaria | p. 135 |
| Reptilian malaria | p. 135 |
| References | p. 135 |
| Sporozoea: Haemosporina other than Plasmodia; Piroplasmia | p. 137 |
| Family Haemoproteidae | p. 137 |
| Subclass Piroplasmia | p. 139 |
| Family Theileriidae | p. 142 |
| References | p. 142 |
| Opalinata and Ciliophora | p. 144 |
| 'Opalinids' and ciliates | p. 144 |
| Classification | p. 144 |
| Subphylum Opalinata | p. 144 |
| Phylum Ciliophora | p. 148 |
| References | p. 154 |
| Helminth Parasites: Platyhelminthes: Monogenea | p. 157 |
| Trematoda: introduction | p. 158 |
| Class Monogenea | p. 159 |
| References | p. 172 |
| Trematoda: Aspidogastrea | p. 175 |
| References | p. 176 |
| Trematoda: Digenea | p. 178 |
| General morphology | p. 178 |
| Egg formation | p. 184 |
| Trematode life cycles | p. 188 |
| Classification | p. 197 |
| References | p. 198 |
| Digenea: Bucephalidae, Fasciolidae, Opisthorchiidae, Dicrocoeliidae | p. 203 |
| Family Bucephalidae | p. 203 |
| Family Fasciolidae | p. 205 |
| Family Opisthorchiidae | p. 212 |
| Family Dicrocoeliidae | p. 214 |
| References | p. 216 |
| Digenea: Plagiorchiidae, Echinostomatidae, Heterophyidae, Trogylotrematidae | p. 219 |
| Family Plagiorchiidae | p. 219 |
| Family Echinostomatidae | p. 221 |
| Family Heterophyidae | p. 228 |
| Family Troglotrematidae | p. 230 |
| References | p. 233 |
| Digenea: Schistosomatidae | p. 236 |
| General account | p. 236 |
| Type example: Schistosoma mansoni | p. 237 |
| Other species attacking man | p. 243 |
| Schistosomiasis as a world problem | p. 245 |
| Type example: Schistosomatium douthitti | p. 246 |
| Unisexual infections | p. 250 |
| Hybridization in schistosomes | p. 251 |
| Cercarial dermatitis: 'swimmers' itch' | p. 251 |
| References | p. 251 |
| Digenea: Strigeidae, Diplostomatidae, Paramphistomatidae | p. 254 |
| Families Strigeidae and Diplostomatidae | p. 254 |
| Family Paramphistomatidae | p. 259 |
| References | p. 261 |
| Physiology of trematodes | p. 263 |
| Chemical composition | p. 263 |
| Nutrition | p. 263 |
| Energy metabolism | p. 266 |
| Protein metabolism | p. 268 |
| Lipid metabolism | p. 269 |
| Neurobiology | p. 270 |
| References | p. 273 |
| Cestoda: Cestodaria | p. 277 |
| General account | p. 277 |
| Subclass Cestodaria | p. 277 |
| References | p. 279 |
| Eucestoda: general account | p. 281 |
| Classification | p. 281 |
| General characteristics | p. 282 |
| Life cycles | p. 291 |
| References | p. 293 |
| Eucestoda: minor orders | p. 296 |
| References | p. 300 |
| Eucestoda: Pseudophyllidea | p. 302 |
| Genus Diphyllobothrium | p. 302 |
| The caryophyllaeid cestodes | p. 310 |
| Pseudophyllidae with progenetic plerocercoids | p. 312 |
| References | p. 317 |
| Eucestoda: Cyclophyllidea | p. 321 |
| Type example: Hymenolepis diminuta | p. 321 |
| Family Hymenolepididae | p. 324 |
| Family Taeniidae | p. 326 |
| Other Cyclophyllidae | p. 342 |
| References | p. 344 |
| Physiology of cestodes | p. 349 |
| General account | p. 349 |
| Chemical composition | p. 351 |
| Carbohydrate metabolism | p. 353 |
| Electron transport | p. 359 |
| Protein metabolism | p. 359 |
| Lipid metabolism | p. 361 |
| Neurobiology | p. 362 |
| References | p. 364 |
| Nematoda: general account | p. 368 |
| Classification | p. 368 |
| Type example: Rhabditis maupasi | p. 369 |
| General morphology of nematodes | p. 371 |
| Reproduction | p. 378 |
| Body wall | p. 383 |
| General consideration of structure and function | p. 385 |
| References | p. 385 |
| Aphasmid Nematoda | p. 388 |
| Superfamily Trichuroidea | p. 388 |
| Superfamily Dioctophymatoidea | p. 395 |
| References | p. 395 |
| Phasmid Nematoda: Rhabditida, Ascaridida and Oxyurida | p. 397 |
| Order Rhabditida | p. 397 |
| Order Ascaridida | p. 400 |
| Order Oxyurida | p. 407 |
| References | p. 409 |
| Phasmid Nematoda: Strongylida | p. 412 |
| Type example: Nippostrongylus brasiliensis, the rat hookworm | p. 412 |
| Order Strongylida | p. 415 |
| References | p. 420 |
| Phasmid Nematoda: Spirurida | p. 423 |
| Suborder Spirurina: superfamily Filarioidea | p. 423 |
| Suborder Camallanina | p. 432 |
| Suborder Spirurina | p. 434 |
| References | p. 434 |
| Physiology of nematodes | p. 438 |
| Chemical composition | p. 438 |
| Respiration | p. 440 |
| Carbohydrate metabolism | p. 440 |
| Krebs (TCA) cycle | p. 444 |
| Protein metabolism | p. 445 |
| Lipid metabolism | p. 446 |
| Nutrition | p. 447 |
| Neurobiology | p. 448 |
| References | p. 448 |
| Acanthocephala | p. 451 |
| Occurrence | p. 451 |
| General account | p. 453 |
| References | p. 457 |
| Immunoparasitology | p. 460 |
| Immunity and the immune response | p. 460 |
| Immunity in specific host--parasite systems | p. 466 |
| Vaccination and diagnosis | p. 483 |
| References | p. 486 |
| In vitro cultivation of endoparasites: general principles; Protozoa | p. 491 |
| General principles | p. 491 |
| Intestinal Protozoa | p. 493 |
| Blood and tissue protozoa | p. 496 |
| Other Sporozoea | p. 500 |
| References | p. 500 |
| In vitro cultivation of endoparasites: helminths | p. 503 |
| General account | p. 503 |
| Trematodes | p. 503 |
| Cestodes | p. 509 |
| Nematodes | p. 517 |
| Filarioidea | p. 521 |
| References | p. 523 |
| Author index | p. 527 |
| Subject index | p. 534 |
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