Table of Contents

Preface

Dedication

1. Arthropod-borne diseases

Mosquito Vectors

The Arboviruses: Arthropod-Borne Viral Infections

Arthropod-Borne Bacterial Infections

The Relapsing Fevers

Arthropod-Borne Parasitic Infections

Nematodes: Filarial Diseases

2. Infections acquired percutaneously

Soil

Water

Sex

Bacterial

Other Cutaneous or Mucous Membrane Contact

3. Infections acquired through the gastrointestinal tract

Viral Infections

Bacterial Infections

Protozoal Infections

Fungi

Helminth Infections

Parasitic Crustaceans

4. Infections acquired through airborne transmission

Viral Infections

Bacterial Infections

Fungal Infections

5. Ectoparasites

Mites

Lice

Bed Bugs

Fleas

Myiasis

6. Bites, stings, venoms, toxins

Marine Invertebrates

Marine Vertebrates

Terrestrial Invertebrates

Terrestrial Vertebrates

Plants

7. Nutrition

Malnutrition

Vitamin and Mineral Deficiencies

Toxin Ingestion

8. Non-communicable disease

9. Diseases of unusual or uncertain aetiology

Index

Reviews

"This seventh edition, last published in 2007, offers current information on tropical diseases with hundreds of new illustrations for reference."

-Marvin J. Bittner, MD, MSc, FACP, FIDSA, FSHEA (Creighton University Medical Center) Doody's Review Service