Infectious Diseases and Arthropods

With the exception of a few tropical medicine schools worldwide, current medical education programs include almost zero discussion of the interface between infectious diseases and entomology. That is why this book was initially published in the first edition almost 17 years ago. The third edition of...

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Main Author: Goddard, Jerome (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing, 2018.
Edition:3rd ed. 2018.
Series:Infectious Disease
Subjects:
Infectious diseases.
Medical microbiology.
Virology.
Epidemiology.
Tropical medicine.
ISBN:9783319758749
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Table of Contents:
  • SECTION I. Arthropods and Human Health
  • Arthropods and Health
  • Dynamics of Arthropod-Borne Diseases
  • Section II. Major Arthropod-Borne Diseases
  • Mosquito-Borne Diseases
  • Tick-Borne Diseases
  • Flea-Borne Diseases
  • Sand Fly-Transmitted Diseases
  • Miscellaneous Vector-Borne Diseases
  • Section III. Other Arthropod-Caused or Related Problems
  • Health Effects of Bed Bugs
  • Why Mosquitoes and Other Arthropods Cannot Transmit HIV
  • Medical Conditions Caused by Arthropod Stings or Bites
  • Fire Ant Attacks on Humans
  • Necrotic Arachnidism-Brown Recluse Bites
  • Myiasis
  • Imaginary Insect or Mite Infestations
  • Appendix 1. Signs and Symptoms of Arthropod-Borne Diseases
  • Appendix 2. Diagnostic Tests Used in Arthropod-Borne Diseases
  • Appendix 3. Personal Protection from Arthropods. .

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