What is new in this edition? Essentials of MEDICAL PARASITOLOGY . Clinical case scenarios at the end of each chapter Updates made in recent advances in laboratory diagnosis, treatment, prophylaxis, and epidemiology of each parasitic disease Many controversial and debatable topics have been clarified with updated and corrected information References followed from Garcia 6th edition, Harrison 19th edition, Mandell 8th edition, Manson 23rd edition, Plotkin's Vaccines 7th Edition, CDC and WHO websites and National Vector Borne Disease Control Programme (NVBDCP), India • Inclusion of more MCQs, tables, flowcharts, real images and schematic diagrams-for better understanding. . Most features of the first edition are maintained: More content, less pages- handy look, saves student's time Concise, bulleted format and to-the-point text-easy to read during MBBS examination Simple and lucid language makes the understanding easy Separate boxes for summary of laboratory diagnosis and treatment for quick review.