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Download the web resource PARA-SITE: an electronic guide to parasitology https://parasiteguide.com/
Produced as an educational initiative of the Australian Society of Parasitology (ASP), The University of Queensland (UQ), and the Australian Biological Resources Study (ABRS). Developed and written by Professor Peter O’Donoghue, Faculty of Science, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.
PARA-SITE provides basic information about parasites causing disease in animals and people. It covers information on:
parasite morphology (fundamental to taxonomy);
host range (species specificity);
site of infection (tissue/organ tropism);
parasite pathogenicity (disease potential);
modes of transmission (spread of infections);
differential diagnosis (detection of infections); and
treatment and control (cure and prevention).
The resource is available on-line through the website
