Helminth Infections and their Impact on Global Public Health / edited by Fabrizio Bruschi.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bruschi, Fabrizio, 1954- editor.

Contributor:

SpringerLink (Online service)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Medicine.

Microbiology.

Medical parasitology.

Public health.

Physical Description:

1 online resource : color illustration

Contained In:

Springer eBooks

Place of Publication:

Vienna : Springer Vienna : Imprint: Springer, 2014.

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

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Summary:

This book gives an up-to-date overview of the epidemiology (including molecular typing), specific biological, immunological and immunopathological aspects, diagnosis and perspectives of control of the most common helminth human infections. Helminths are long-lived multicellular organisms that have co-evolved with humans over many thousands of years. They are responsible for infections which affect around one third of the human population, at global level. Despite the huge efforts in research during the last years, effective control of helminth infections is still far from optimal standards and the resulting diseases remain neglected.

Contents:

Diversity and History as Drivers of Helminth Systematics and Biology

Paleoparasitology of Helminths

Schistosomiasis

Fascioliasis

Clonorchiasis and Opisthorchiasis

Echinococcosis

Taeniosis and Cysticercosis

Trichinellosis

Soil-transmitted helminthiasis

Strongyloides stercoralis and Strongyloidosis

Anisakiasis

Lymphatic and Tissue Filariosis

Dirofilaria Infections in Humans and Other Zoonotic Filarioses

Toxocarosis

Angiostrongyloidosis

Can the Study of Helminths be Fruitful for Human Diseases?.

ISBN:

9783709117828

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