First published in German in 1886, The Animal Parasites of Man is a comprehensive guide to the microscopic creatures that can cause disease in human beings. Braun and Falcke provide detailed descriptions of a wide range of parasites, including protozoa, Helminths, and arthropods, and explain the symptoms and treatments for the diseases they cause. This book is a must-read for anyone interested in the history of medicine or the biology of parasites. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Found worldwide from Alaska to Australasia, Toxoplasma gondii knows no geographic boundaries. The protozoan is the source of one of the most common parasitic infections in humans, livestock, companion animals, and wildlife, and has gained notoriety with its inclusion on the list of potential bioterrorism microbes. In the two decades since the publi