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Physician's Guide to Arthropods of Medical
Importance
This early review covered the 2nd Edition. The 4th Edition is out!
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Second Edition
Author - Jerome Goddard
Bureau of Environmental Health, Mississippi State Department of Health, and School
of Medicine, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson
Description | Features | Contents |
Publication Information and Price
Updated and fully illustrated--a complete guide to insects, mites, scorpions, and
spiders of public health concern
Learn how to recognize and treat arthropod bites, stings, and other exposures
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This text is the essential tool for identifying arthropods--including varieties of
insects, spiders, mites, and scorpions--and the health problems they cause. Vector-borne
diseases such as malaria, Lyme disease, and tick-borne ehrlichiosis are serious worldwide
threats to human health. For those living in industrialized nations, the main threat lies
with stings and bites of various species and the reactions they cause. Allergic reactions
to even common insects such as bees or fire ants can be severe--sometimes resulting in
death. Because quick and accurate diagnosis and treatment is imperative, the Physician's
Guide to Arthropods of Medical Importance provides easy-to-find, detailed information
about insect- and other arthropod-caused health problems.
The volume begins with several chapters devoted to the pathologic conditions caused by
arthropods and treatment regimes for each. When a specific arthropod is discussed in Part
I, a parenthetical reference is provided, indicating where more detailed information can
be found in Part II. In Part II, descriptions of each arthropod are listed alphabetically
with clearly marked subheadings so you can go directly to the topic you need without
reading any extraneous material. Part III provides a glossary of entomological terms and
an index, which includes pathologic conditions and common names to further aid you in
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What is new in the Second Edition?
- Each chapter updated with the most current data and widely recommended treatments
- The chapters on identification, mites, spiders, and scorpions have all been expanded
- Photographs and line drawings have been added--Over 250 figures in all will help you
identify arthropods on sight
- 12 Case histories of insect- or arachnid-caused problems illustrate effects on human
health
- Tables and flowcharts are also provided to aid in the identification and diagnosis
process
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- Part I: Pathological Conditions Caused by Arthropods and Principles of their
Treatment
- Principles of Treatment for Arthropod Bites, Stings, and Other Exposure
- Allergy to Arthropods and their Venoms
- Stings
- Bites
- Dermatitis, Urticaria, and Blistering from Contact with Arthropods
- Myiasis (Invasion of Human Tissues by Fly Larvae)
- Delusions of Parasitosis (Imaginary Insect or Mite Infestations)
- Part II: Arthropods of Medical Importance
- Identification of Medically Important Arthropods
- Ants
- Bees
- Blister Beetles
- Bugs (The True Bugs)
- Urticating Caterpillars
- Centipedes
- Cockroaches
- Earwigs
- Fleas
- Biting Flies
- Nonbiting Flies
- Flies Whose Maggots Cause Myiasis in Humans
- Lice
- Millipedes
- Mites
- Mosquitoes
- Moths (Species Whose Scales or Hairs Cause Irritation)
- Scorpions
- Spiders
- Ticks
- Wasps (Paper Wasps, Hornets, and Yellowjackets)
- PART III: Glossary and Index
- Glossary of Entomological Terms
- Index
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August 1996, c. 416 pp., ISBN: 0-8493-2662-1
$149.95 (as of May 2003) for the 4th Edition, Dec 2002
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