Features of the book are: The text is user friendly, easy to understand and presented in a simple and lucid language. A preview has been presented in the beginning of each chapter. To make learning easier, well-labelled diagrams and tables have been included at appropriate places. Life cycles of parasites are depicted pictorially as well as through flow diagrams. Significant aspects of Parasitology have been listed in the form of appendices. A chapter on 'Essentials of Parasitology at Glance' has been added to recapitulate the important aspects of Parasitology in no time. A chapter on 'Medical Entomology'