| Descript |
1 online resource (409 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Bibliog. |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| Contents |
Disease and patient introduction -- Parasitic diseases -- Adult parasite location -- Blood and lymphatic systems -- Digestive tract -- Lungs -- Nails and hair -- Sexual organs -- Skin and integumentary system -- Urinary tract -- Parasitic dead ends and larval diseases -- Deep fungal diseases -- Basidiobolomycosis -- Blastomycosis (North American or Gilchrist Disease or Chicago disease) -- Blastomycosis (South American or Lutz-Splendore-Almeida disease) -- Chromomycosis -- Coccidioidomycosis (or Posadas-Wernicke, or Posadas-Rixford disease) -- Conidiobolomycosis -- Histoplasmosis (African) -- Histoplasmosis (American or Darling disease) -- Lobomycosis (or Jorge Lobo disease) -- Mycetoma (or Madura foot) -- Pythiosis -- Rhinosporidiosis -- Scytalidiosis -- Bacterial, chlamydial, and prion diseases -- Bacterial diseases -- Chlamydial diseases -- Prion disease -- Viral diseases -- Common diseases -- Rare diseases -- Tropical health hazards -- Animal-induced diseases -- Exotic food poisoning -- Heat-related illnesses -- Travelers and tropical diseases -- Antibiotic resistance. |
| Summary |
'Tropical Diseases' outlines the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of diseases encountered in developing regions-areas where the unexpected can occur and where Western medical capabilities are often unavailable. Taking a pragmatic approach, it is an invaluable reference and resource for medical professionals and students travelling abroad or working in unfamiliar terrain. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - Worldwide |
| Subject |
Tropical medicine.
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Travel.
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Tropical Medicine
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Travel
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travel. |
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HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diseases -- General. |
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MEDICAL -- Clinical Medicine. |
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MEDICAL -- Diseases. |
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MEDICAL -- Evidence-Based Medicine. |
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MEDICAL -- Internal Medicine. |
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Travel. (OCoLC)fst01155558 |
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Tropical medicine. (OCoLC)fst01157469 |
| Alt Author |
Hole, Michael, author.
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Shumba, Takudzwa, author.
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Swanner, B. J., author.
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| ISBN |
9780199997916 (electronic bk.) |
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0199997918 (electronic bk.) |
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9780199997923 (electronic bk.) |
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0199997926 (electronic bk.) |
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9781299940604 |
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1299940609 |
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9780199997909 (Paper) |
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019999790X (Paper) |
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