Infectious diseases and arthropods /
Goddard, Jerome.
Infectious diseases and arthropods / Jerome Goddard. - 2nd ed. - Totowa, N.J. : Humana Press, - xvi, 251 pages : illustrations. - Infectious disease . - Infectious disease (Totowa, N.J.) .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Section I. Arthropods and human health -- 1. Arthropods and health -- 1.1. Classification of arthropods -- 1.2. Medical importance of arthropods -- 2. Dynamics of arthropod-based diseases -- 2.1. Mechanical vs biological transmission of pathogens -- 2.2. Vector competence -- Section II. Major arthropod-borne diseases -- 3. Mosquito-borne diseases -- 3.1. Basic mosquito biology -- 3.2. Malaria -- 3.3. Mosquito-transmitted encephalitis viruses -- 3.4. Dengue fever -- 3.5. Yellow fever (YF) -- 3.6. Lymphatic filariasis -- 3.7. Other human-infesting filarial worms -- 4. Tick-borne diseases -- 4.1. Basic tick biology -- 4.2. Rocky Mountain-spotted fever (RMSF) -- 4.3. American boutonneuse fever (ABF) -- 4.4. Other spotted fever group rickettsioses -- 4.5. Ehrlichiosis -- 4.6. Lyme disease -- 4.7. Tularemia -- 4.8. Human babesiosis -- 4.9. Viruses transmitted by ticks -- 4.10. Tick-borne relapsing fever (TBRF) -- 4.11. Tick paralysis -- 5. Flea-borne diseases -- 5.1. Basic flea biology -- 5.2. Plague -- 5.3. Murine typhus -- 5.4. Cat-scratch disease (CSD) -- 6. Sand fly-transmitted diseases -- 6.1. Basic sand fly biology -- 6.2. Leishmaniasis -- 6.3. Other sand fly-transmitted diseases -- 7. Miscellaneous vector-borne diseases -- 7.1. Chagas' disease -- 7.2. African sleeping sickness -- 7.3. Onchocerciasis -- 7.4. Scrub typhus (ST) -- 7.5. Louse-borne infections -- 8. Bed bugs -- 8.1. Introduction to bed bug biology -- 8.2. Bed bugs and disease transmission -- 9. Why mosquitoes and other arthropods cannot transmit HIV -- Section III. Other arthropod-caused or -related problems -- 10. Brown recluse bites: facts and fables -- 10.1. Introduction and biology -- 10.2. Facts and fables about brown recluse bites -- 10.3. Differential diagnosis -- 10.4. Treatment of bites -- 11. Fire ant attacks on humans -- 11.1. The problem -- 11.2. Effects of the venom -- 11.3. Infectious complications -- 11.4. Protecting patients in health care facilities from ant attacks -- 12. Medical conditions caused by arthropod stings or bites -- 12.1. Introduction and medical significance -- 12.2. Pathogenesis -- 12.3. Clues to recognizing insect bites or stings -- 12.4. Summary and conclusions -- 13. Myiasis -- 13.1. Introduction and medical significance -- 13.2. Contributing factors -- 13.3. Prevention, treatment, and control -- 14. Imaginary insect or mite infestations -- 14.1. Introduction and medical significance -- 14.2. Clinical aspects and contributing factors -- 14.3. Differential diagnosis -- 14.4. Treatment strategies -- Appendix 1. Signs and symptoms of arthropod-borne diseases -- Appendix 2. Diagnostic tests used in arthropod-borne diseases.
Summarizes the biological, entomological, and clinical aspects of mosquito-, tick-, and flea-borne diseases, and a variety of other miscellaneous vector-borne diseases. The book provides for each disease a description of the vector involved, notes on its biology and ecology, distribution maps, and general clinical guidelines for treatment and control.--From publisher's description.
9781603273992 1603273999 9781603274005 1603274006 9781617378942 1617378941
2008931171
GBA8A5987 bnb
Arthropod vectors.
Arboviruses.
Protozoan diseases.
Infection.
Arthropod Vectors.
Arbovirus Infections.
Protozoan Infections.
Arboviruses.
Arthropod vectors.
Infection.
Protozoan diseases.
RA641.A7 / G627 2008
614.43
2008 M-876 QX 460 / G578a 2008
Infectious diseases and arthropods / Jerome Goddard. - 2nd ed. - Totowa, N.J. : Humana Press, - xvi, 251 pages : illustrations. - Infectious disease . - Infectious disease (Totowa, N.J.) .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Section I. Arthropods and human health -- 1. Arthropods and health -- 1.1. Classification of arthropods -- 1.2. Medical importance of arthropods -- 2. Dynamics of arthropod-based diseases -- 2.1. Mechanical vs biological transmission of pathogens -- 2.2. Vector competence -- Section II. Major arthropod-borne diseases -- 3. Mosquito-borne diseases -- 3.1. Basic mosquito biology -- 3.2. Malaria -- 3.3. Mosquito-transmitted encephalitis viruses -- 3.4. Dengue fever -- 3.5. Yellow fever (YF) -- 3.6. Lymphatic filariasis -- 3.7. Other human-infesting filarial worms -- 4. Tick-borne diseases -- 4.1. Basic tick biology -- 4.2. Rocky Mountain-spotted fever (RMSF) -- 4.3. American boutonneuse fever (ABF) -- 4.4. Other spotted fever group rickettsioses -- 4.5. Ehrlichiosis -- 4.6. Lyme disease -- 4.7. Tularemia -- 4.8. Human babesiosis -- 4.9. Viruses transmitted by ticks -- 4.10. Tick-borne relapsing fever (TBRF) -- 4.11. Tick paralysis -- 5. Flea-borne diseases -- 5.1. Basic flea biology -- 5.2. Plague -- 5.3. Murine typhus -- 5.4. Cat-scratch disease (CSD) -- 6. Sand fly-transmitted diseases -- 6.1. Basic sand fly biology -- 6.2. Leishmaniasis -- 6.3. Other sand fly-transmitted diseases -- 7. Miscellaneous vector-borne diseases -- 7.1. Chagas' disease -- 7.2. African sleeping sickness -- 7.3. Onchocerciasis -- 7.4. Scrub typhus (ST) -- 7.5. Louse-borne infections -- 8. Bed bugs -- 8.1. Introduction to bed bug biology -- 8.2. Bed bugs and disease transmission -- 9. Why mosquitoes and other arthropods cannot transmit HIV -- Section III. Other arthropod-caused or -related problems -- 10. Brown recluse bites: facts and fables -- 10.1. Introduction and biology -- 10.2. Facts and fables about brown recluse bites -- 10.3. Differential diagnosis -- 10.4. Treatment of bites -- 11. Fire ant attacks on humans -- 11.1. The problem -- 11.2. Effects of the venom -- 11.3. Infectious complications -- 11.4. Protecting patients in health care facilities from ant attacks -- 12. Medical conditions caused by arthropod stings or bites -- 12.1. Introduction and medical significance -- 12.2. Pathogenesis -- 12.3. Clues to recognizing insect bites or stings -- 12.4. Summary and conclusions -- 13. Myiasis -- 13.1. Introduction and medical significance -- 13.2. Contributing factors -- 13.3. Prevention, treatment, and control -- 14. Imaginary insect or mite infestations -- 14.1. Introduction and medical significance -- 14.2. Clinical aspects and contributing factors -- 14.3. Differential diagnosis -- 14.4. Treatment strategies -- Appendix 1. Signs and symptoms of arthropod-borne diseases -- Appendix 2. Diagnostic tests used in arthropod-borne diseases.
Summarizes the biological, entomological, and clinical aspects of mosquito-, tick-, and flea-borne diseases, and a variety of other miscellaneous vector-borne diseases. The book provides for each disease a description of the vector involved, notes on its biology and ecology, distribution maps, and general clinical guidelines for treatment and control.--From publisher's description.
9781603273992 1603273999 9781603274005 1603274006 9781617378942 1617378941
2008931171
GBA8A5987 bnb
Arthropod vectors.
Arboviruses.
Protozoan diseases.
Infection.
Arthropod Vectors.
Arbovirus Infections.
Protozoan Infections.
Arboviruses.
Arthropod vectors.
Infection.
Protozoan diseases.
RA641.A7 / G627 2008
614.43
2008 M-876 QX 460 / G578a 2008