Tropical Infectious Diseases: Epidemiology, Investigation, Diagnosis and Management [Hardcover]

Ranjan J. Fernando (Author), Sujatha S. E. Fernando (Author), Anthony S.-Y. Leong (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 1, 2001 | ISBN-10: 1900151391 | ISBN-13: 978-1900151399 | Edition: 1

The efficiency and speed of modern travel has exposed increasing numbers of people to a wide variety of infections which may not be well known to most 'western' physicians. These may enter temperate countries in their immigrant hosts and often only become clinically manifest after their arrival in their newly adopted country, where they may need to be diagnosed rapidly. This book provides a coverage of tropical disease due to parasites including protozoa, nematodes, trematodes, cestodes, acanthocephala and arthropods, as well as bacteria, rickettsia and viruses. It discusses the epidemiological and clinical aspects of each disease in detail and illustrates the biology and life cycle of the causatory organism, as well as the pathology associated with infection and details of the treatment and long term management of the disease. The aim of the book is to provide a broad readership with a comprehensive, highly illustrated overview of the diseases covered and a practical guide to their diagnosis and treatment.

Editorial Reviews

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"Protozoa: Introduction / Amoebiasis / Nonintestinal Amoebiabiasis / Giardiasis / Malaria / Toxoplasmosis / Pneumocystosis / Leishmaniasis / Trypanosomiasis / Cryptosporidiosis / Microsporidiosis / Isosporiasis including Coccidian-like body (CLB) / Nematodes: Strongyloidiasis / Enterobiasis (Oxyuriasis) / Ascariasis / Hookworm Disease / Trichuriasis (Trichocephaliasis) / Toxocariasis / Trichinosis / Angiostrongyliasis / Anisakiasis / Gnathostomiasis / General Features of Filarial Nematodes / Dirofilariasis / Lymphtic Filariasis / Nonlymphatic Filariasis / Trematodes: General Features / Schistosomiasis / Clonorchiasis and Opisthorchiasis / Fascioliasis / Paragonimiasis / Cestodes: General Features / Taeniasis and Cysticercosis / Echinococcosis (Hydatid Disease) / Sparganosis / Coenurosis / Arthropods: Myiasis / Seabies and Pyemote Mite / Pediculosis / Tungiasis / Bacterial Infections: Atypical Mycobacteriosis / Tuberculosis / Leprosy / Typhoid and Paratyphoid / Melioidosis / Cholera / Plague / Donovananosis (Granuloma Inguinale) / Other Infections: Rickettsial Infections (Scrub typhus / Murine Typhus and the Spotted Fever Group) / Arboviral Infections including Dengue Fever / Japanese B Encephalitis and Australia Encephalitis and Ross River Fever / Rabies / Emergency Department Presentation

Book Description

The efficiency and speed of modern travel has exposed increasing numbers of people to a wide variety of infections which may not be well known to most 'western' physicians. These may enter temperate countries in their immigrant hosts and often only become clinically manifest after their arrival in their newly adopted country, where they may need to be diagnosed rapidly. This book provides a coverage of tropical disease due to parasites including protozoa, nematodes, trematodes, cestodes, acanthocephala and arthropods, as well as bacteria, rickettsia and viruses.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 384 pages
• Publisher: Greenwich Medical Media; 1 edition (February 1, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1900151391
• ISBN-13: 978-1900151399
• Product Dimensions: 9.7 x 7.3 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,664,168 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)