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Infectious diseases and arthropods

Title
Infectious diseases and arthropods / Jerome Goddard.
Author
Goddard, Jerome.
Publication
Totowa, N.J. : Humana ; London : Springer [distributor], 2008.

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Description
xvi, 251 pages : illustrations; 24 cm
Subjects
Note
  • Previous ed.: 2000.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Sect. 1. Arthropods and Human Health -- 1. Arthropods and Health -- 2. Dynamics of Arthropod-Borne Diseases -- Sect. 2. Major Arthropod-Borne Diseases -- 3. Mosquito-Borne Diseases -- 4. Tick-Borne Diseases -- 5. Flea-Borne Diseases -- 6. Sand Fly-Transmitted Diseases -- 7. Miscellaneous Vector-Borne Diseases -- 8. Bed Bugs - Do They Transmit Diseases? -- 9. Why Mosquitoes and Other Arthropods Cannot Transmit HIV -- Sect. 3. Other Arthropod-Caused or -Related Problems -- 10. Brown Recluse Bites: Facts and Fables -- 11. Fire Ant Attacks on Humans -- 12. Medical Conditions Caused by Arthropod Stings or Bites -- 13. Myiasis -- 14. Imaginary Insect or Mite Infestations -- Appendix 1. Signs and Symptoms of Arthropod-Borne Diseases -- Appendix 2. Diagnostic Tests Used in Arthropod-Borne Diseases.
ISBN
  • 9781603273992 (hbk.)
  • 1603273999 (hbk.)
OCLC
  • ocn245565230
  • 245565230
  • SCSB-5441816
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries