| Description |
197 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 27 cm |
| Contents |
Introduction to emerging food borne infectious diseases -- Taeniasis -- Fluke infestation 1: liver fluke -- Fluke infestation 2: echinostomiasis and other minute intestinal fluke infestation -- Fluke infestation 3 : paragonimiasis -- Round worm infestation 1 : angiostrongyliasis -- Round worm infestation 2 : capillariasis -- Round worm infestation 3 : gnathostomiasis -- Round worm infestation 4 : trichinellosis -- Cryptosporidiasis -- Diseases from marine animal ingestion -- Botulism -- Brucellosis and milk safety -- Cholera, typhoid and shigellosis |
| Summary |
"This book focuses on the "emerging food borne infections", a common health problem, in the aspects relating to medicine. It covers specifically the clinical aspect, scientific laboratory aspect, public health aspect as well as the social science relating to these important tropical diseases. The common tropical diseases, including other disorders, which relate to the food-borne infectious diseases are summarized, presented and discussed." "The book presents data from the molecular to the population scales, as well as additional metanalysis for important topics. In addition, the diagnostic guideline and clinical practice guideline of the mentioned conditions are presented."--BOOK JACKET |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Foodborne diseases.
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Emerging infectious diseases.
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Parasitic Diseases.
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Communicable Diseases, Emerging.
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Food Microbiology.
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Food Parasitology.
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Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections.
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Tropical Medicine.
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| LC no. |
2008023746 |
| ISBN |
9781604568202 hardcover |
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1604568208 hardcover |
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