RT Book, Section
A1 Panus, Peter C.
A1 Jobst, Erin E.
A1 Masters, Susan B.
A1 Katzung, Bertram
A1 Tinsley, Suzanne L.
A1 Trevor, Anthony J.
SR Print(0)
ID 6094783
T1 Chapter 29. Antifungal and Antiparasitic Agents
T2 Pharmacology for the Physical Therapist
YR 2009
FD 2009
PB The McGraw-Hill Companies
PP New York, NY
SN 978-0-07-146043-9
LK accessphysiotherapy.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=6094783
RD 2024/04/19
AB In  the  most  general  scientific  sense,  a  “parasite”  includes  all  of  the  known  infectious  agents  such  as  viruses,  bacteria,  fungi,  protozoa  (single-celled  eukaryotes  of  the  animal  kingdom),  and  helminths  (worms)  that  live  in  or  on  host  tissue,  generally  at  the  expense  of  the  host.  Certain  species  of  parasites  cause  human  infections.  Some  infections,  especially  fungal,  are  common  in  both  industrialized  and  underdeveloped  nations  and  cause  varying  degrees  of  illness  and  debility.  Diseases  caused  by  protozoan  and  helminthic  parasites  are  among  the  leading  causes  of  disease  and  death  in  tropical  and  subtropical  regions.  Many  of  these  infections  are  intensified  by  inadequate  water  sanitation  and  hygiene,  and  their  management  is  hampered  by  difficulty  in  controlling  the  vector  (e.g.,  mosquito,  in  the  case  of  malaria).  This  chapter  describes  the  most  commonly  used  drugs  to  treat  fungal,  protozoan,  and  helminthic  infections.