Pathology of Infectious Diseases, Volume I, Helminthiases, edited by Wayne M. Meyers; coedited by R. C. Neafie, A. M. Marty, D. J. Wear. Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, American Registry of Pathology, Washington, D.C. 2000. 530 p. Hardcover, ISBN1-881041-65-4.
This book contains detailed information on the more important helminth and acanthocephalan parasites that may infect humans. It includes parasites for which humans are primary hosts as well as those acquired as zoonoses. The book is divided into 37 chapters. It begins with an excellent series of tables that review taxonomic and structural features of parasitic helminths, acanthocephalans, and their eggs. Tables C–I are particularly interesting in that they list parasites or their eggs that might be seen in human tissues by maximum diameter or other structural features—a particularly helpful feature for diagnosticians. Chapter 1 is an overview of helminths and acanthocephalans. It includes common lesions associated with tissue stages of...