The Encyclopedia of Arthropod-transmitted Infections

ISBN: 9780851994734

出版社: CABI

出版年: 2001-10

页数: 608

定价: USD 240.00

装帧: Hardcover

内容简介

This major reference contains information on arthropod-borne infections affecting humans and domesticated animals. It contains 150 entries, describing arboviral, viral, bacterial and rickettsial, spirochaetal, protozoal and filarial infections, and the vectors that transmit them. Within each entry, there is information on disease distribution, clinical symptoms, diagnosis, transmission cycles, vector life-cycles, and treatment and control measures. Figures, tables and photographs illustrate the text. Following each entry is a selected bibliography, to aid further reading on the topic. Over 80 different international authors, with expertise in medicine, veterinary science, parasitology, entomology, epidemiology, microbiology, and zoology have contributed to the encyclopedia. The encyclopedia is a reference source for anyone working in medical and veterinary science, and related fields.