Physician's Guide to Arthropods of Medical Importance, Fourth Edition

Jerome Goddard (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

472 Seiten

2002 | 4th New edition
Crc Press Inc (Verlag)
978-0-8493-1387-5 (ISBN)

Infos

A resource for identifying arthropods and their harmful effects on human health. It includes high-quality color photographs of insect bites, stings, and other lesions essential for triage. It also provides information that allows for ready identification of West Nile virus, and several medical case histories of insect-caused human disease.

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Even in the most industrialized nations, the health problems caused by common and exotic insects pose a serious threat, making quick and accurate diagnosis and treatment imperative. Physician's Guide to Arthropods of Medical Importance is the ultimate resource for identifying arthropods - including varieties of insects, spiders, mites, ticks, and scorpions - and their harmful effects on human health.

Inhalt

Part I: Pathological Conditions Caused by Arthropods and Principles of Their Treatment
Principles of Treatment for Arthropod Bites, Stings, and Other Exposure
Allergy to Arthropods and Their Venoms
Stings
Bites
Dermatitis, Urticaria, and Blistering from Contact with Arthropods
Myiasis
Delusions of Parasitosis

Part II: Identification of Arthropods and the Diseases They Cause
Identification of Medically Important Arthropods
Signs and Symptoms of Arthropod-Borne Diseases

Part III: Arthropods of Medical Importance
Ants
Bees
Blister Beetles
Bugs
Caterpillars (Urticating)
Centipedes
Cockroaches
Earwigs
Fleas
Flies (Biting)
Flies (Non-Biting)
Flies Whose Maggots Cause Myiasis in Humans
Lice
Millipedes
Mites
Mosquitoes
Moths (Species Whose Scales or Hairs Cause Irritation)
Pentastomes
Scorpions
Spiders
Ticks
Wasps (Paper Wasps, Hornets, and Yellowjackets)

Part IV: Personal Protection Measures Against Arthropods
Pros and Cons of Repellents
Arthropod-Specific Personal Protection Techniques

Part V: Glossary, Suggestions for Further Reading, and Index

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 23.12.2002
• Zusatzinfo: 200 Halftones, black and white; 22 Tables, black and white; 32 Illustrations, color; 371 Illustrations, black and white
• Verlagsort: Bosa Roca
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 178 x 254 mm
• Gewicht: 1134 g
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Mikrobiologie / Infektologie / Reisemedizin
• Themenwelt: Studium ► Querschnittsbereiche ► Infektiologie / Immunologie
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Mikrobiologie / Immunologie
• ISBN-10: 0-8493-1387-2 / 0849313872
• ISBN-13: 978-0-8493-1387-5 / 9780849313875
• Zustand: Neuware