The VIU Library has eBooks on a wide range of subjects. You can access these eBooks from on or off campus using your Library ID and PIN.

Here are a few examples of books on parasites in the VIU Library:  (The search box is to the left.) 

The following list provides examples of search terms you can use to find books and articles on some aspect of parasitology.

pathogen*     (searches for both pathogen and pathogens)

nematoda

cestoda

trematoda

malaria

elephantiasis

vectors

vaccine*     (searches for both vaccine and vaccines)

trypanosoma spp

(search for a specific species  e.g. trypanosoma cruzi)

plasmodium spp

(search for a specific species  e.g. plasmodium falciparum)

If you search a phrase or concept (with two words or more), enclose them in quotations.   For example:

"parasitic diseases"

"parasitic diseases - diagnosis"

"host-parasite relationships"

"host parasitic interactions"

"parasites - pathogenicity"

"parasites - classification"

"parasites - physiology"

"parasites - genetics"

"parasite* - evolution"

"parasites -- isolation & purification"

"fishes - parasites"

"fishes - diseases"

"veterinary parasitology"

"arthropod vectors"

"malaria - parasitology"

"malaria, falciparum - epidemiology"

"malaria, falciparum - parasitology"

"chagas'  disease"

"chagas'  disease - parasitology" 

(Note: Use the asterisk * to find different endings for your term.  For example parasit* searches for parasite, parasites, and parasitology)

Combine search terms:  (When searching in LibrarySearch (the library search engine)  'AND'  is automatically placed between words not in quotation marks.).   For example:


parasit* "infectious diseases" (searches for parasite or parasites or parsitology AND "infectious diseases"

parasit* immunology

parasite* identification

parasit* epidemiology

parasit* "disease transmission"

parasit* "animal behavior"  (sp. behaviour)

parasit* ethology

parasit* protozoan*

parasit* protozoan* dna

parasit* "life cycle"

parasit* fish*

parasite* genome

parasite*  ecology

"arthropod vectors" "emerging diseases"