Neglected Tropical Diseases - North America
Neglected Tropical Diseases - North America
This volume of the Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTD) series covers the most prevalent NTDs in North America. This book discusses in detail pathology, diagnostics and control approaches of selected NTDs in the sub-tropical regions of the United States of America. There are disproportionate numbers of children and adults living in poverty within the United States that are at risk of infections caused by helminths, protozoa, viruses and bacteria which commonly lead to chronic, debilitating and stigmatizing diseases. Each chapter focuses on one specific disease or series of related diseases, and provides in-depth insights into the topic.
Chapter 1. Soil Transmitted Helminthiasis
Chapter 2. ToxocariasisChapter 3. Strongyloidiasis
Chapter 4. Taeniasis and Cysticercosis
Chapter 5. Toxoplasmosis
Chapter 6. Chagas Disease
Chapter 7. Leishmaniasis
Chapter 8. Trichomoniasis
Chapter 9. Chikungunya, Dengue, Zika, and Other Emerging Mosquito-Borne Viruses
Chapter 10. West Nile Virus
Chapter 11. Hansen's Disease
Chapter 12. Murine Typhus.
Weatherhead, Jill E.
| ISBN | 978-3-030-63383-7 |
|---|---|
| Artikelnummer | 9783030633837 |
| Medientyp | Buch |
| Auflage | 1st ed. 2021 |
| Copyrightjahr | 2021 |
| Verlag | Springer, Berlin |
| Umfang | XI, 260 Seiten |
| Abbildungen | XI, 260 p. 50 illus., 44 illus. in color. |
| Sprache | Englisch |
