Medical entomology for students

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Medical entomology for students

Mike W. Service

Cambridge University Press, 2004

3rd ed

  • : paperback

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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Description

Arthropod vectors of human diseases, such as malaria, filariasis and typhus, are a continuing threat to human health. Since publication of the first edition, Medical Entomology for Students has proved a popular textbook by providing the reader with all the basic information on insects, mites and ticks that affect human health. It examines methods of identification, the biology and ecology of these medically important arthropods, their epidemiological role and how they can be controlled. Its clear presentation and concise writing style, extensive illustrations and glossary of entomological and epidemiological terms make the book comprehensive and accessible. Each chapter concludes with suggestions for further reading. Medically important arthropods concern students of subjects as varied as tropical medicine, parasitology, entomology and pest control and the book also provides essential reading for physicians, nurses, health officials and community health workers. This textbook is recommended reading for both students and teachers of medical entomology courses.

Table of Contents

  • 1. Introduction to mosquitoes (Culicidae)
  • 2. Anopheline mosquitoes (Anophelinae)
  • 3. Culicine mosquitoes (Culicinae)
  • 4. Black-flies (Simuliidae)
  • 5. Phlebotomine sand-flies (Phlebotominae)
  • 6. Biting midges (Ceratopogonidae)
  • 7. Horse-flies (Tabanidae)
  • 8. Tsetse-flies (Glossinidae)
  • 9. House-flies and Stable-flies (Muscidae) and Latrine flies (Fanniidae)
  • 10. Flies and myiasis
  • 11. Fleas (Siphonaptera)
  • 12. Lice (Anoplura)
  • 13. Bedbugs (Cimicidae)
  • 14. Triatomine bugs (Triatominae)
  • 15. Cockroaches (Blattaria)
  • 16. Soft ticks (Argasidae)
  • 17. Hard ticks (Ixodidae)
  • 18. Scabies mites (Sarcoptidae)
  • 19. Scrub typhus mites (Trombiculidae)
  • 20. Miscellaneous mites
  • Appendix
  • Glossary.

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