Tropical medicine Books

Book SynopsisA detailed account of the embryology, growth and metamorphosis of mosquitoes, the nutrition of larvae and adults, and egg production by the adult females. Physiological adaptations of larvae to their aquatic environment are also described. Written in a manner to be comprehensible to any informed biologist, the book has received glowing reviews.Table of Contents1: Aspects of genetics 2: Embryology 3: The egg shell 4: Larval feeding 5: Larval nutrition, excretion and respiration 6: Osmotic and ionic regulation 7: Growth and development 8: Metamorphosis 9: The circulatory system 10: The endocrine system and hormones 11: Adult food and feeding mechanisms 12: The adult salivary glands and their secretions 13: Structure of the adult alimentary canal 14: Adult digestion 15: Adult energy metabolism 16: Adult diuresis, excretion and defaecation 17: Structure of the gonads and gonoducts 18: Spermatogenesis and the structure of spermatozoa 19: Oogenesis 20: Vitellogenesis 21: Hormonal regulation of ovarian development in anautogenous mosquitoes 22: Nutrition and fertility of anautogenous mosquitoes 23: Autogeny -: Published by Chapman and Hall in 1992, this volume is now available from CABI Publishing

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Book SynopsisThis new pocket guide provides rapid facts for everyday use in clinical practice and is an ideal resource for exam preparation.Trade ReviewPublished Reviews of the First Edition "This book is a brief and quick source for key features to common infectious diseases. It can be used for a brief overview, nothing more. It is easy to read and has somewhat helpful tables to assist with categorizing pathogens." MD, Creighton University Medical Center Doody's Book ReviewsTable of ContentsForeword. List of Abbreviations. Rapid Series Mnemonic. Part 1: Signs & Symptoms. Fever. Sepsis. Cardiovascular. Upper Respiratory Tract / ENT. Lower Respiratory Tract. Gastrointestinal. Hepatitis. Urinary Tract infection. Genitourinary. Central Nervous System. Eyes. Skin and soft tissue infection. Bone and joint infetcion. Immunocompromised host. Part 2: Aetiological Agents. Viruses. Bacteria. Mycobacteria. Fungi. Protozoa. Helminths. Spirochetes. Other organisms. Higher organisms. Ectoparasites. Part 3: Diseases (A-Z). Notifiable diseases. Actinomycosis. Adenovirus. Alphaviruses. Amoebiasis. Anaerobes. Anthrax. Aspergillosis. Atypical mycobacteria. Babesiosis. Bacillus cereus. Bacterial vaginosis. Bartonellosis. Blastomycosis. Botulism. Brucellosis. Campylobacter jejuni. Candidiasis. Capnocytophaga. Chlamydiae. Chickenpox, shingles. Cholera. Coccidiomycosis. Common cold. Coxsackie & Echoviruses. Cryptococcosis. Cryptosporidium, Cyclospora, Isospora, Microspora. Dengue. Dermatophytes. Diphtheria. Ectoparasites. Ehrlichosis. Filiariasis, Dracunculiasis, Trichinosis. Gangrene. Giardia. Glandular fever. Gonorrhoea. Gram negative bacteria. Haemolytic uraemic syndrome (E. coli O157). Haemophilus spp. Hantaviruses. Helicobacter pylori. Hepatitis A. Hepatitis B & D. Hepatitis C. Hepatitis E. Herpes viruses. Histoplasmosis. HIV 1 & 2. HTLV1 & 2. Influenza & Parainfluenza viruses. Japanese B encephalitis. Legionellosis. Leishmaniasis. Leprosy. Leptospirosis. Listeriosis. Lyme disease. Malaria. Measles. Meningococcus. Molluscum contagiosum. Mucormycosis. Mumps. Mycoplasma spp. Nocardia. Papillomavirus. Parvovirus B19. Pasteurella. Plague. Pneumocystis carinii. Polio. Polyoma viruses. Prions. Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Q fever. Rabies. Rat bite fevers. Respiratory syncitial virus. Roundworms. Rubella. Salmonellosis. Schistosomiasis. Scrub typhus. Shigellosis. Smallpox. Sporothrix. Spotted fevers. Staphylococcus spp. Streptococcus spp. Syphilis. Tapeworms. Tetanus. Tick borne encephalitis. Toxoplasmosis. Treponema. Trichomoniasis. Trypanosomiasis. Tuberculosis. Tuleraemia. Viral gastroenteritis. Viral haemorrhagic fevers. Visceral larva migrans. Whooping cough. Yellow fever. Yersiniosis. Appendix I: Immunisations and Malaria prophylaxis. Appendix II: Antibiotics (therapy and prophylaxis) and needlestick prophylaxis. Sources and Further Reading

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Book SynopsisPowerful stories of the debilitating effects of neglected tropical diseases throughout the world, highlighting the successes and challenges of those fighting to eliminate them. Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) affect over one billion of the world's poorest people. More than 170,000 people die from NTDs each year, and many more suffer from blindness, disability, disfigurement, cognitive impairment, and stunted growth. Yet NTDs are treatable and preventable, and the annual cost of treatment is incredibly low. In Under the Big Tree, public health leader Ellen Agler and award-winning writer Mojie Crigler tell the moving stories of those struggling with these diseases and the life-saving work that can beand has beendone to combat NTDs. They introduce readers to people from all walks of lifefrom car washers in Lake Victoria and surgeons on motorbikes to under-resourced local nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) and Big Pharma scientistsas they chronicle what has been called the largestTable of ContentsForeword, by Bill Gates Preface, by William C. Campbell List of Abbreviations Chapter 1. Crisis and Collaboration Chapter 2. Modern Approaches to Ancient Diseases Chapter 3. Big Consequences from Small Things Chapter 4. Empowerment and Humility Chapter 5. Worms, Maps, and Money Chapter 6. A New Normal Chapter 7. Stone Soup Chapter 8. Unfrozen Moment Chapter 9. Strengthening Health Systems Chapter 10. The Last Twenty Centimeters Chapter 11. Homegrown Philanthropy Acknowledgments Note on Sources Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisContinued geographic expansion of dengue viruses and their mosquito vectors has seen the magnitude and frequency of epidemic dengue/dengue hemorrhagic fever (DF/DHF) increase dramatically. Recent exciting research on dengue has resulted in major advances in our understanding of all aspects of the biology of these viruses, and this updated second edition brings together leading research and clinical scientists to review dengue virus biology, epidemiology, entomology, therapeutics, vaccinology and clinical management.Table of ContentsI: History & Epidemiology 1: Dengue Viruses: their evolution, history and emergence as a global public health problem 2: Mapping the Epidemiology of Dengue 3: Economic and Disease Burden of Dengue 4: Surveillance for Dengue 5: Dengue Infections in Travelers 6: A review of transmission models of dengue: a quantitative and qualitative analysis of model features II: The Disease 7: Clinical Features of Dengue 8: Neurological Manifestations of Dengue Virus Infection 9: The Southeast Asia Regional Office (WHO) Guidelines for Clinical management of Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever 10: Laboratory Diagnosis of Dengue 11: Dengue Pathogenesis - Host Factors 12: Dengue Pathogenesis – Viral Factors 13: The acquired immune response in dengue virus infection 14: Innate Immune Responses to Dengue Infection 15: Pathology of Dengue Virus Infection 16: Dengue Drug Development III: The virus 17: Taxonomy and Evolutionary Relationships of Flaviviruses 18: Molecular Virology of Dengue Virus 19: The structural biology of dengue virus 20: The Non-Structural Proteins of Dengue Virus IV: Virus-host interaction 21: The Interface between Dengue Virus and the Human Host 22: Dengue Virus-Mosquito Interactions and Molecular Methods of Vector Control 23: Animal Models of Dengue Infection and Disease V: Dengue prevention 24: Dengue vector bionomics: Why Aedes aegypti is such a good vector 25: Surveillance and control of urban dengue vectors 26: Dengue Vector Control - New Approaches 27: Biological control of dengue and Wolbachia-based strategies 28: Dengue Vaccines 29: Dengue Virus Neutralization and Surrogates of Protection

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Book SynopsisTravel health nursing has evolved as a distinct and increasingly complex specialty over the past three decades, and in 2020, ANA officially recognized travel health nursing as a nursing specialty for the first time. This first edition of ANA and ATHNA’s Travel Health Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice is an important professional resource for nurses who strive to advance the well-being of all domestic and international travellers, and the communities to which they travel and return. Travel health nurses are specially educated and trained to promote the health and safety of travellers through comprehensive risk analysis, assessment, immunizations, health education, and therapeutic interventions. Nurses in this specialty provide services in three different clinical encounters: pre-travel, during travel (“in-transit”), and post-travel in a variety of settings that include college health, occupational health, public health, the military, primary care, and nurse-managed travel health clinics, among others.

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Book SynopsisNow in a revised and expanded second edition, this unique text discusses the opportunities and challenges to the practice of orthopedic surgery in resource-limited environments around the world. Sensibly divided into thematic sections, part I examines barriers to care, from the poorly recognized global burden of orthopedic conditions and the less than ideal equipment to the cultural considerations and ethical dilemmas inherent in such situations. General clinical topics are covered in part II, such as non-surgical approaches and anesthesia, while the remaining sections discuss adult and pediatric trauma, presented in an anatomical format for easy reference with a focus on the natural history and the best treatment methods within existing limitations, followed by musculoskeletal infections, non-infectious pediatric conditions, reconstruction, and amputations. Topics new to this edition include the management of non-unions by induced membrane techniques, autologous bone grafting, bone growth and burn charts, the management of neck and back pain, and principles of orthopedic rehabilitation. Written and edited by experts with years of experience working in austere settings, this second edition of Global Orthopedics is a seamless transition from the original and expands the range of possible management strategies in places desperate for orthopedic care, making it a must for all surgeons and practitioners planning to work in such challenging settings.Table of Contents

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Book Synopsis1. Filovirus Disease.- 2. Crimean Congo Haemorrhagic fever.- 3. Dengue.-4. Chikungunya.- 5. Yellow fever.- 6. West Nile Virus infection.- 7. Zika virus.- 8. Alkhumra haemorrhagic fever.- 9. Emerging and re-emerging infections in travellers rift valley fever in travellers.-10. Severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome.- 11. Middle East respiratory syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV).- 12. Influenza in travellers.- 13. Viral Hepatitis.- 14. Meningococcal disease.- 15. Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis.- 16. Malaria in travelers, diagnosis and management.- 17. Emergence and spread of resistant microorganisms, related to travel.- 18. Mass gathering and infectious diseases.- 19. Health tourism and infectious diseases.- 20. Advice for humanitarian aid workers.- 21. Approach to fever in the returning traveller.- 22. Preparedness and Response for Emerging Infectious Diseases.

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Book SynopsisDespite numerous scientific investigations on vector-borne human infections such as malaria, Lyme disease and typhus these diseases continue to threaten human health. Understanding the role of vectors in disease transmission, and the most appropriate control strategies, is therefore essential. This book provides information on the recognition, biology, ecology and medical importance of the arthropods that affect human health. The fifth edition of this popular textbook is completely updated and incorporates the latest strategies for controlling insects, ticks and mites. Numerous illustrations, with new colour photographs of some of the most important vectors, aid recognition. A glossary of entomological and epidemiological terms is included, along with a list of commonly used insecticides and their trade names. Clearly presented in a concise style, this text is aimed at students of medical entomology, tropical medicine, parasitology and pest control. It is also essential reading for phyTrade ReviewReviews of the third edition: '… a very well written book that is well suited for its purpose as an introduction for students … it would serve well as a quick refresher to the subject even for experienced medical entomologists.' The Lancet'… undergraduate and postgraduate masters students can continue to rely on this affordable and reliable basic introduction to the discipline of medical entomology.' Parasitology'This is an easy to understand introduction to the field of medical entomology for more readers than just students of biology and entomology … [another] appropriate title might be 'Medical Entomology for Health Care Providers and Public Health Practitioners'.' Doody's Review Service'… a 'must have' for those studying the discipline … a continuing strength is its frequent updating cycle and the helpful addition and revision of the further reading section.' Richard D. Ward, Keele UniversityTable of ContentsPreface to the first edition; Preface to the second edition; Preface to the third edition; Preface to the fourth edition; Preface to the fifth edition; Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction to mosquitoes (Culicidae); 2. Anopheline mosquitoes (Anophelinae); 3. Culicine mosquitoes (Culicinae); 4. Black flies (Simuliidae); 5. Phlebotomine sand flies (Phlebotominae); 6. Biting midges (Ceratopogonidae); 7. Horse flies (Tabanidae); 8. Tsetse flies (Glossinidae); 9. House flies and stable flies (Muscidae) and latrine flies (Fanniidae); 10. Flies and myiasis; 11. Fleas (Siphonaptera); 12. Sucking lice (Anoplura); 13. Bedbugs (Cimicidae); 14. Triatomine bugs (Triatominae); 15. Cockroaches (Blattaria); 16. Soft ticks (Argasidae); 17. Hard ticks (Ixodidae); 18. Scabies mites (Sarcoptidae); 19. Scrub typhus mites (Trombiculidae); 20. Miscellaneous mites; Appendix: names of some chemicals and microbials used in vector control; Glossary of common terms relevant to medical entomology; Select bibliography; Index.

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