Human Parasitology, With Notes On Bacteriology, Mycology, Laboratory Diagnosis, Hematology And Serology

A commanding, meticulous survey of human parasitology that trained clinicians and shaped laboratory practice. Essential reading for clinical laboratories. Damaso Rivas’s Human Parasitology, With Notes On Bacteriology, Mycology, Laboratory Diagnosis, Hematology And Serology sits at the intersection of practical instruction and scientific observation: a medical parasitology textbook and laboratory diagnosis guide that treats human parasites and diseases with clinical rigour and clarity. Its informed treatment of bacteriology and mycology, and its careful attention to hematology and serology, place parasitology within a wider infectious disease reference, showing how microscopic pathogens, blood findings and serological evidence relate to diagnosis. Written when early 20th century medicine was consolidating laboratory methods, the text functions as both a medical students resource and a hands-on clinical laboratory manual - concise yet richly informative, a compact companion to microbiology essentials and to the evolving art of diagnosis. Accessible enough for curious readers, yet thorough enough for trainees and practising diagnosticians, it rewards study and occasional consultation alike.Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions. Restored for today’s and future generations. More than a reprint - a collector’s item and a cultural treasure. Historically significant as classic medical literature, the volume offers a direct line to the techniques and thinking that shaped infectious-disease practice; for historians, clinicians and curious readers alike it illuminates changing assumptions about pathogens and laboratory evidence. Practical enough to sit beside modern texts as a comparative laboratory diagnosis guide, it also earns a place on shelves devoted to a parasitology study collection or to broader microbiology essentials. Collectors of early medical works will appreciate the honest prose and methodological clarity; students and practising staff will find a dependable infectious disease reference grounded in the observational discipline of clinical science. It offers comparative perspective for modern coursework and for anyone tracing the history of microbiology. Whether consulted for practical guidance, historical research or display, the book rewards readers with direct, unsentimental medical observation.