Tropical medicine : a clinical text / Kevin M. Cahill.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cahill, Kevin M.

Series:

International humanitarian affairs (Unnumbered)

International humanitarian affairs

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Tropical medicine.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (323 p.)

Edition:

8th ed., rev. and expanded.

Place of Publication:

New York : Fordham University Press, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"The history of tropical medicine is as dramatic as the story of mankind--with its own myths and legends, with tales of epidemics destroying whole civilizations; and, still today, with silent stealth, these diseases claim more lives than all the current wars combined. Having had the privilege of working throughout Africa, Asia, and Latin America, as well as in the great medical centers of Europe and the United States, the author presents the essential details for understanding pathogenesis, clinical manifestations, therapy, and prevention of the major tropical diseases. The text, now in its [eighth] edition, has been used for a half-century by medical students, practicing physicians, and public health workers around the world. This fascinating book should also be of interest to a broad, nonmedical readership interested in world affairs. All royalties from the sale of this book go to the training of humanitarian workers"--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Introduction; Malaria; The Trypanosomatidae; Amebiasis; Bacterial and Rickettsial Diseases; Tuberculosis; Rabies; Leprosy; Treponemal and Fungal Infections; Diarrheal Diseases; Viral Infections of the Tropics; Intestinal Nematode Infections; Intestinal Cestode Infections; Intestinal Trematode Infections; Larval Helminth Infections; Filariasis; Schistosomiasis; Malnutrition; Hereditary Anemias; Miscellaneous; Advising Tropical Travelers; Epilogue; References; Index; The Center for International Humanitarian Cooperation and The Institute for International Humanitarian Affairs

About the Author

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

9780823260706

0823260704

9780823260690

0823260690

9780823249558

0823249557

OCLC:

923763868