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Book SynopsisTrade Review"This seventh edition, last published in 2007, offers current information on tropical diseases with hundreds of new illustrations for reference." -Marvin J. Bittner, MD, MSc, FACP, FIDSA, FSHEA (Creighton University Medical Center) Doody's Review Service
Table of ContentsPreface Dedication 1. Arthropod-borne diseases Mosquito Vectors The Arboviruses: Arthropod-Borne Viral Infections Arthropod-Borne Bacterial Infections The Relapsing Fevers Arthropod-Borne Parasitic Infections Nematodes: Filarial Diseases 2. Infections acquired percutaneously Soil Water Sex Bacterial Other Cutaneous or Mucous Membrane Contact 3. Infections acquired through the gastrointestinal tract Viral Infections Bacterial Infections Protozoal Infections Fungi Helminth Infections Parasitic Crustaceans 4. Infections acquired through airborne transmission Viral Infections Bacterial Infections Fungal Infections 5. Ectoparasites Mites Lice Bed Bugs Fleas Myiasis 6. Bites, stings, venoms, toxins Marine Invertebrates Marine Vertebrates Terrestrial Invertebrates Terrestrial Vertebrates Plants 7. Nutrition Malnutrition Vitamin and Mineral Deficiencies Toxin Ingestion 8. Non-communicable disease 9. Diseases of unusual or uncertain aetiology Index
