| Description |
1 online resource (457 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (some color), maps |
| Contents |
Front cover; DEDICATIONS; FOREWORD; PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; AUTHOR; CONTENTS; Part I: PATHOLOGICAL CONDITIONS CAUSED BY ARTHROPODS AND PRINCIPLES OF THEIR TREATMENT; Chapter 1. PRINCIPLES OF TREATMENT FOR ARTHROPOD BITES, STINGS, AND OTHER EXPOSURE; Chapter 2. ALLERGY TO ARTHROPODS AND THEIR VENOMS; Chapter 3. STINGS; Chapter 4. BITES; Chapter 5. DERMATITIS, URTICARIA, AND BLISTERING FROM CONTACT WITH ARTHROPODS; Chapter 6. MYIASIA (INVASION OF HUMAN TISSUES BY FLY LARVAE); Chapter 7. DELUSIONS OF PARASITOSIS (IMAGINARY INSECT OR MITE INFESTATIONS) |
| Summary |
Over 12 years, the award-winning bestselling Physician's Guide to Arthropods of Medical Importance has established itself as a standard reference in doctors' offices and emergency rooms. Designed to help clinicians identify various arthropods and to trace the signs and symptoms of vector-borne diseases to their sources, the text also details currently recommended forms of treatment. The entire text has been updated to reflect our increased understanding of the nature and significance of arthropod-mediated health problems. This fifth edition also includes a CD-ROM with identification aids, phot |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Arthropod vectors.
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Parasitic diseases.
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Animals
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Arthropod Vectors
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Parasitic Diseases
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Arthropods -- pathogenicity
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Bites and Stings -- therapy
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MEDICAL -- Health Risk Assessment.
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MEDICAL -- Epidemiology.
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Parasitic diseases
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Arthropod vectors
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781420008203 |
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142000820X |
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