Paniker’s Textbook of Medical Parasitology, 10th Edition

Paniker’s Textbook of Medical Parasitology, 10th Edition

Paniker’s Textbook of Medical Parasitology, 10th Edition by Sougata Ghosh is a comprehensive and student-friendly guide to human parasitology. Based on the latest Competency-Based Medical Education curriculum of the National Medical Commission, the book provides the essential knowledge required by MBBS students and postgraduate microbiology trainees.

The book systematically covers medically important protozoa, helminths and arthropods, focusing on their morphology, life cycles, pathogenic mechanisms, clinical manifestations, laboratory diagnosis, treatment and prevention. The clinical and syndromic approach helps students connect fundamental parasitology with patient diagnosis and management.

Key Features

• Prepared according to the latest NMC CBME curriculum
• Comprehensive coverage of human medical parasitology
• Systematic descriptions of parasite morphology and life cycles
• Clinical and syndromic approach to parasitic diseases
• Algorithms for laboratory investigation and diagnosis
• Updated information on treatment and prevention
• Includes tables, flowcharts, illustrations and photographs
• Key learning points for quick revision
• Clinically relevant presentation for undergraduate students
• Useful for examinations and practical microbiology

Major Topics Covered

• General introduction to medical parasitology
• Host-parasite relationships
• Protozoa and protozoan infections
• Amoebae and amoebiasis
• Intestinal, oral and genital flagellates
• Haemoflagellates
• Malaria and babesiosis
• Coccidian parasites
• Microsporidia
• Balantidium coli
• General characteristics of helminths
• Cestodes or tapeworms
• Trematodes or flukes
• Nematodes or roundworms
• Trichinella and Trichuris
• Strongyloides stercoralis
• Hookworm infections
• Enterobius vermicularis
• Ascaris lumbricoides
• Filarial parasites
• Laboratory diagnosis of parasitic infections
• Treatment and prevention of parasitic diseases

Recommended For

• MBBS medical students
• MD and postgraduate microbiology students
• Medical laboratory science students
• Medical laboratory technology students
• Microbiology and pathology trainees
• Medical teachers and practitioners
• Medical college and institutional libraries

Book Information

Buy Paniker’s Medical Parasitology in Bangladesh

Buy Paniker’s Textbook of Medical Parasitology, 10th Edition from Century Publishers, a trusted medical bookshop in Nilkhet, Dhaka. Order this original Jaypee medical book through our website and receive secure delivery anywhere in Bangladesh.