Schistosomiasis

Epidemiology, Diagnosis & Treatment

Buch | Hardcover

147 Seiten

2014
Nova Science Publishers Inc (Verlag)
978-1-63117-186-4 (ISBN)

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The book entitled "Schistosomiasis: Epidemiology, Diagnosis and Treatment", published by Nova Science Publishers Inc. presents a very interesting overview on this tropical parasitic disease in the post-genomic era. The book is a collection of 8 chapters written by world-renown health professionals and researchers, highly active in the field. The mainly targeted public is MDs specialising in Tropical Medicine as well as experienced Researchers and Professionals who are faced with the challenges of this ancient threat to human health. This book is conceptually divided into two sections: (1) a broad recollection of the up-to-date state of the comprehension of Schistosomiasis, including its interplay with the human host; (2) a focused survey on specific field studies, presenting the actual challenges of the disease. The first part, composed of 4 chapters, is preparatory to a better understanding of the case studies in the second part. Special attention has been put on three selected at risk categories of people: pre-school aged children, women, and travellers/migrants; the first two living in endemic areas, and the latter in non-endemic regions. In between these two sections is the chapter on zoonotic schistosomiasis, a neglected research area that shows the dangerous role of infected livestock in maintaining the disease in endemic countries.

Preface; The Epidemiology, Pathogenesis, & Clinical Features of Schistosomiasis; The Diagnosis, Treatment Options & Prevention of Schistosomiasis; Epidemiology, Chemotherapy & New Therapeutic Approaches of Schistosomiasis; Natural Products as a Source for Intermediate Host Control: Challenges & Advances in Schistosomiasis Research; Insights into Animal Schistosomiasis: From Surveillance to Control; Schistosomiasis in Pre-School Children in Sub-Saharan Africa: Epidemiology, Signs & Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment Options & the Challenges; The Pathologic Spectrum of Incidental Biopsy-Diagnosed Schistosomiasis in the Limpopo Province, South Africa, with Special Emphasis on Female Urogenital Schistosomiasis; Epidemiology of Imported Bilharzia: Prophylactic & Treatment Options for Children; Index.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	31.7.2014
Verlagsort	New York
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 230 mm
Gewicht	416 g
Themenwelt	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Mikrobiologie / Infektologie / Reisemedizin
ISBN-10	1-63117-186-0 / 1631171860
ISBN-13	978-1-63117-186-4 / 9781631171864
Zustand	Neuware