CONTENTS

Preface / vii

1 • INTRODUCTION / 1

2 • INTRODUCTION TO IMMUNITY / 27

3 • NEMATODES, ACANTHOCEPHALA,

Pentastomes, and leeches / 45

4 • FLATWORMS: TREMATODES

and Cestodes / 85

5 • THE PARASITIC INSECTS, MITES,

AND TICKS / 125

6 » KINGDOM PROTISTA / 167

8 • INTRODUCTION TO

NON-EUKARYOTIC AGENTS / 241

9 • Eubacteria / 259

10 • VIRUSES / 315

11 • SPECIAL TOPICS / 353

12 • SUMMARY AND FUTURE DIRECTIONS / 377

Appendix One / 381

Appendix Two / 401

Glossary / 411

Index /429

7 ∙ KINGDOM FUNGI / 205