Focus on arbovirus infections / Viroj Wiwanitkit.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Viroj Wiwanitkit.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Arbovirus infections.

Arboviruses.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (222 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Hauppauge NY : Nova Science Publishers, c2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Arthropod-borne disease is a common health problem all over the world. The term "arboviral diseases" means the arthropod-borne arboviral infections. The purpose of this book is to summarise and present the topics specifically relating to the mosquito-borne disease that is unique in the tropical countries. Due to the globalisation in the present day, the change in the epidemiology of diseases from one site to the others all around the world can be expected. The summative on the common arboviral diseases can be and should be performed. This book can make them at least realise and familial with the problems. The book covers specifically the clinical aspect, scientific laboratory aspect, public health aspect as well as the social sciences relating to important arboviral infectious diseases. The common arboviral diseases are summarised, presented and discussed. Mainly the book presents summative data from the molecular to the population scales, as well as additional metanalysis for important topics. In addition, the diagnostic guideline and clinical practice guideline of the mentioned conditions will be presented. This work can be a useful reference material for the practitioners who are not familiar to the unique problems of the developing world and might face up with those problems due to the possible migration of diseases. The academic level of this book is aimed to be for the wide range from the medical student, resident, general practitioner, specialist in infectious and tropical medicine and the researchers in medical sciences. It can also be useful for the medical personnel in allied health sciences.

Contents:

Non mosquito arbovirus vector

Medically important mosquitoes

Dengue infection

Yellow fever

West Nile virus infection

Rift Valley fever

Colorado tick fever

Japanese encephalitis

Sandfly fever

Minor arbovirus hemorrhagic fever

Minor arbovirus meningoencephalitis

Minor arbovirus arthritis

Application of arbovirus in gene medicine.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-61209-754-5

OCLC:

701719360