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Author Crompton, D. W. T. (David William Thomasson), 1937-

Title Handbook of helminthiasis for public health / D.W.T. Crompton, Lorenzo Savioli
Published Boca Raton : CRC/Taylor & Francis, ©2007

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Description 1 online resource (362 pages) : illustrations, maps
Contents Helminthiasis : a challenge to health and development -- One day in the life of Mumbua -- Public health priorities : decisions for controlling helminthiasis -- Common themes and concepts in helminthiasis -- Cestodiasis -- Dracunculiasis -- Food-borne trematodiasis -- Lymphatic filariasis -- Onchocerciasis -- Schistosomiasis -- Soil-transmitted helminthiasis -- Strongyloidiasis -- Trichinellosis (trichinosis) -- Use of anthelminthic drugs in the public health arena -- Health awareness and helminthiasis -- Water and sanitation : availability, needs, and provision -- Helminthiasis and the millennium development goals
Summary Provides information essential in the development of an integrated approach to the prevention, control and treatment of disease caused by endoparasitic helminths. The text is divided into sections dealing with the main groups of helminth infections and the diseases they induce. Each section addresses diagnostic techniques, epidemiology/distribution, pathogenesis, morbidity/pathology, treatment, prevention, and control. Emphasis is placed on methods for reducing morbidity, interrupting and reducing transmission, and techniques to prevent infection. This book is intended to be a practical manual for all involved in reducing the burden of disease and the economic costs of human helminthiasis
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
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Subject Helminthiasis -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
Helminthiasis.
Intestines -- Infections.
Health promotion.
Public health.
Helminthiasis
Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic
Developing Countries
Health Promotion
Helminths -- parasitology
Public Health
public health.
MEDICAL -- Parasitology.
Public health
Intestines -- Infections
Health promotion
Helminthiasis
SUBJECT Developing countries. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85037341
Subject Developing countries
Genre/Form handbooks.
Handbooks and manuals
Handbooks and manuals.
Guides et manuels.
Form Electronic book
Author Savioli, Lorenzo.
ISBN 9781420004946
1420004948
9780429123580
0429123582
0849333288
9780849333286
Other Titles Helminthiasis for public health