This textbook in its 2nd edition is a resource for veterinary technicians and those in the animal, equine, dairy, and poultry sciences. It details technical procedures, parasite life cycles, zoonotic potential, and diagnosis and treatment. Included are case studies and an image library that provides color images of parasites and various pathologies.

Revised edition of: Pathology and parasitology for veterinary technicians / Leland S. Shapiro ; contributing author, Patricia Mandel. CD-ROM contains an image library.

Pathology -- Introduction to pathology -- Cell injury and cell death -- Inflammation and healing -- Fluid and circulatory disturbances -- Neoplasia: an introduction to tumors -- Immunological diseases -- Mechanisms of infections and causes of infectious diseases -- Genetic disorders -- Environmental and nutritional diseases -- Zoonoses and safety on the job -- Clinical parasitology -- Variety of parasites -- Ectoparasites of large animals -- Ectoparasites of small animals -- Endoparasites of large animals -- Endoparasites of small animals -- Important techniques for veterinary technicians -- Common diseases -- Narrative guide for the Image Library.