Screen LibraryLymphatic filariasis /
This is the first in a series dedicated to the understanding of tropical diseases. This volume examines the basic biology and clinical expression of lymphatic-dwelling filarial parasites, parasites affecting over 128 million people in the tropical and subtropical regions of the world. Although it is...
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Imperial College Press ; Distributed by World Scientific Pub. Co.,
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| Publisher Address: | London : Singapore : |
| Publication Dates: | 2000. |
| Literature type: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Tropical medicine ;
v. 1 |
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http://www.worldscientific.com/worldscibooks/10.1142/P048#t=toc |
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This is the first in a series dedicated to the understanding of tropical diseases. This volume examines the basic biology and clinical expression of lymphatic-dwelling filarial parasites, parasites affecting over 128 million people in the tropical and subtropical regions of the world. Although it is responsible for the disfiguring elephantiasis, infection with this parasite leads to a spectrum of clinical manifestations. The underlying pathogenetic mechanisms of infection, its epidemiology, diagnosis, treatment and prevention of this often devastating vector-borne diseases will be the focus |
| Carrier Form: | 1 online resource (viii,283pages) : illustrations (some color). |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781848160866 (electronic bk.) |
| CLC: | R532.15 |
| Contents: | ch. 1. Lymphatic filariasis: a historical perspective / T.V. Rajan -- ch. 2. Lymphatic-dwelling filariae / Alan L. Scott -- ch. 3. The population dynamics and epidemiology of lymphatic filariasis / Edwin Michael -- ch. 4. Resistance to infection with lymphatic-dwelling filarial parasites / James W. Kazura -- ch. 5. The clinical manifestations of lymphatic filariasis / V. Kumaraswami -- ch. 6. Diagnosis of lymphatic filarial infections / James McCarthy -- ch. 7. Treatment of lymphatic filariasis / David G. Addiss and Gerusa Dreyer -- ch. 8. Towards eliminating lymphatic filariasis / Eric A. O |