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Infectious Diseases and Arthropods

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  • © 2008

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Editors:
  1. Jerome Goddard

    1. Mississippi State University, Starkville
      University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, USA

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  • Compact, easy-to-use reference
  • Summarizes the latest thinking about the biological, entomological, and clinical aspects of the major vector-borne diseases around the world
  • Includes a description of the vector involved, notes on its biology and ecology, distribution maps, and general clinical guidelines for treatment and control
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Infectious Disease (ID)

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Table of contents (14 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvi
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  2. Arthropods and Human Health

    1. Arthropods and Health

      • Jerome Goddard
      Pages 3-18

    2. Dynamics of Arthropod-Borne Diseases

      • Jerome Goddard
      Pages 19-28

  3. Major Arthropod-Borne Diseases

    1. Mosquito-Borne Diseases

      • Jerome Goddard
      Pages 31-79

    2. Tick-Borne Diseases

      • Jerome Goddard
      Pages 81-129

    3. Flea-Borne Diseases

      • Jerome Goddard
      Pages 131-142

    4. Sand Fly-Transmitted Diseases

      • Jerome Goddard
      Pages 143-151

    5. Miscellaneous Vector-Borne Diseases

      • Jerome Goddard
      Pages 153-176

    6. Bed Bugs: Do They Transmit Diseases?

      • Jerome Goddard
      Pages 177-181

    7. Why Mosquitoes and Other Arthropods Cannot Transmit HIV

      • Jerome Goddard
      Pages 183-184

  4. Other Arthropod-Caused or -Related Problems

    1. Brown Recluse Bites: Facts and Fables

      • Jerome Goddard
      Pages 187-193

    2. Fire Ant Attacks on Humans

      • Jerome Goddard
      Pages 195-199

    3. Medical Conditions Caused by Arthropod Stings or Bites

      • Jerome Goddard
      Pages 201-208

    4. Myiasis

      • Jerome Goddard
      Pages 209-219

    5. Imaginary Insect or Mite Infestations

      • Jerome Goddard
      Pages 221-225

  5. Back Matter

    Pages 227-251
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About this book

In this second edition of Infectious Diseases and Arthropods, Jerome Goddard summarizes the latest thinking about the biological, entomological, and clinical aspects of the major vector-borne diseases around the world. His book covers mosquito-, tick-, and flea-borne diseases, and a variety of other miscellaneous vector-borne diseases, including Chagas' disease, African sleeping sickness, onchocerciasis, scrub typhus, and louse-borne infections. The author provides for each disease a description of the vector involved, notes on its biology and ecology, distribution maps, and general clinical guidelines for treatment and control. Among the diseases fully discussed are malaria, dengue and yellow fevers, lymphatic filariasis, spotted fevers, ehrlichiosis, lyme disease, tularemia, and plague. Other arthropod-caused or related problems-such as myiasis, imaginary insect or mite infestations, and arthropod stings and bites-are also treated.
At a time when vector-borne diseases are spreading ever more widely, Infectious Diseases and Arthropods provides physicians, infectious disease specialists, medical entomologists, and public health officials with an up-to-date, readily accessible, gold-standard reference source.

Reviews

From the reviews of the second edition: “In this book Jerome Goddard, a medical entomologist, gives a brief summary of many … conditions and the vectors that transmit them. … I think this is a useful book … and I shall use it as a quick reference source when I need to refresh my memory on many of the conditions described. It is also readable and accessible for the non-specialist, potentially suiting clinicians, nurse specialists, and environmental health practitioners.” (Ian F. Burgess, Public Health, Vol. 123, September/October, 2009) “Sections dealing with differential diagnosis for some infections, and treatment is dealt with briefly; too briefly to be useful to physicians … . ‘to provide physicians as well as entomologists and other interested parties with a reference on the biological and entomological aspects of infectious diseases’. … interests of most physicians and entomologists. … I applaud the original articles as a means of informing a more general audience of physicians and entomologists … this book meets it objectives as a work of reference.” (Harold Townson, Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Vol. 103, October, 2009)

Editors and Affiliations

  • Mississippi State University, Starkville

    Jerome Goddard

  • University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, USA

    Jerome Goddard

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