With the exception of a few tropical medicine schools worldwide, current medical education programs include almost zero discussion of the interface between infectious diseases and entomology.  That is why this book was initially published in the first edition almost 17 years ago. The third edition of this valuable infectious disease entomology book updates all existing chapters with the newest scientific developments described in the medical and entomological literature in addition to covering 10 entirely new topics not addressed in previous editions, which include:  

·         arthropod identification controversies

·         early beginnings of public health and disease control

·         red-meat allergy

·         updates on vaccine development for dengue and malaria

·         discussion of Chikungunya and Zika viruses

·         American Boutonnneuse Fever

·         the newest controversies in Lyme disease

·         recent findings of viruses in ticks

·         bed bug bite reactions

·         Morgellons disease (an imaginary infectious disease)

SECTION I. Arthropods and Human Health

Arthropods and Health
Dynamics of Arthropod-Borne Diseases
Section II. Major Arthropod-Borne Diseases.- Mosquito-Borne Diseases
Tick-Borne Diseases
Flea-Borne Diseases
Sand Fly-Transmitted Diseases
Miscellaneous Vector-Borne Diseases
Section III. Other Arthropod-Caused or Related Problems.- Health Effects of Bed Bugs
Why Mosquitoes and Other Arthropods Cannot Transmit HIV
Medical Conditions Caused by Arthropod Stings or Bites
Fire Ant Attacks on Humans
Necrotic Arachnidism-Brown Recluse Bites
Myiasis
Imaginary Insect or Mite Infestations
Appendix 1. Signs and Symptoms of Arthropod-Borne Diseases
Appendix 2. Diagnostic Tests Used in Arthropod-Borne Diseases
Appendix 3. Personal Protection from Arthropods.