Author | Goddard, Jerome. author |
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Title | Infectious Diseases and Arthropods [electronic resource] / by Jerome Goddard |
Imprint | Totowa, NJ : Humana Press : Imprint: Humana Press, 2000 |
Connect to | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59259-721-5 |
Descript | XVI, 231 p. 103 illus. online resource |
I Arthropods And Human Health -- 1: Arthropods and Health -- 2: Dynamics of Arthropod-Borne Diseases -- II Major Arthropod-Borne Diseases -- 3: Mosquito-Borne Diseases -- 4: Tick-Borne Diseases -- 5: Flea-Borne Diseases -- 6: Sand Fly-Transmitted Diseases -- 7: Miscellaneous Vector-Borne Diseases -- III Other Arthropod-Caused or -Related Problems -- 8: Myiasis -- 9: Imaginary Insect or Mite Infestations -- 10: Medical Conditions Caused by Arthropod Stings or Bites -- 11: Why Mosquitoes Cannot Transmit HIV -- Appendix A: Signs and Symptoms of Arthropod-Borne Diseases -- Appendix B: Diagnostic Tests Used in Arthropod-Borne Diseases -- Agglutination -- Complement Fixation -- Direct Fluorescent Antibody -- Enzyme Immunoassay (EIA) -- Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA) -- Hemagglutination Inhibition (HI) -- Indirect Fluorescent Antibody (IFA) -- Leishmanin (Montenegro Test) -- Mazzotti -- Neutralization -- Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)