TY - BOOK AU - Belizario, Jr., Vicente Y.;de Leon, Winifreda U. TI - Medical parasitology in the Philippines SN - 9789715427852 AV - QR 251 .M43 2015 PY - 2015/// CY - Diliman Quezon City, Philippines PB - University of the Philippines Press KW - MEDICAL PARASITOLOGY -- PHILIPPINES N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Chapter 1: Introduction to medical parasitology -- Chapter 2: Protozoan infections -- Chapter 3: Nematode infections -- Chapter 4: Cestode infections -- Chapter 5: Trematode infections -- Chapter 6: Arthropods and mollusks of medical importance -- Chapter 7: Diagnostic parasitology -- Chapter8: Special topics in parasitology N2 - Parasitic infections remain a major challenge to public health especially in developing countries like the Philippines. While there have been significant advances to better understand the epidemiology of these infections, barriers to early diagnosis, treatment, control, and prevention remain in many areas where these infections are encountered. - - Preface ER -