The Animal Parasites of Man

The Animal Parasites of Man

The English edition of Brauns Die Tierischen Parasiten des Menschen, produced in 1906, being out of print, the publishers decided to issue another edition based on the translation of Brauns fourth German edition, which appeared in 1908, to which had been added an appendix, by Dr. Otto Seifert on Treatment, etc. When the work was considered with a view to a new edition, it was found that a vast amount of new matter had to be incorporated, numerous alterations essential for bringing it up to date were necessitated, and many omissions were inevitable. The result is that parts of the book have been rewritten, and, apart from early historical references, the work of Braun has disappeared. This is more particularly the case with the Protozoa section of the present work. The numerous additions, due to the great output of scientific literature and other delays in publication, have led to the book being somewhat less homogeneous than we desired, and have necessitated the use of appendices to allow of the presentation of new facts only recently ascertained. Many new illustrations have been added or substituted for older, less detailed ones. Some of these new figures were drawn specially for this book. The first section, on the Protozoa, has been written by Dr. Fantham, there being little of the original text left except parts of the historical portions, and thus the section on Protozoa must be considered as new. The second section, on Worms (except the Acanthocephala, Gordiid and Hirudinea), has been remodelled by Professor Stephens to such an extent that this, too, must not be looked upon as a translation of Brauns book. With regard to the Arthropoda, much remains as in the last English edition, but some new matter added by Braun in his fourth German edition is included, and much new matter by Mr. Theobald has been incorporated. As regards the Appendix by Dr. Seifert, the first section has been remodelled, but the sections on the Helminthes and the Arthropoda are practically translations of the original. ......Buy Now (To Read More)

Product details

Ebook Number: 57713
Author: Braun, Max
Release Date: Aug 17, 2018
Format: eBook
Language: English

Contributors

Contributor (Author): Fantham, Harold Benjamin, 1876-1937, Stephens, J. W. W. (John William Watson), 1865-1946, Theobald, Fred. V. (Frederick Vincent), 1868-1930