Diseases Spread by Insects or Ticks.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Miller, Mary.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ticks as carriers of disease.

Tick-borne diseases.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (69 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Momentum Press, 2017.

Summary:

Vector borne diseases transmitted through ticks and mosquitos cause serious loss of life and significantly impact human populations worldwide. Each of these diseases is caused by a distinct pathogen, and symptoms vary depending on the type and severity of infection. The spread of these diseases occur through the blood meals of tick or mosquitos, where the pathogen gains access to the human body, usually triggering an immune response that contributes to disease progression. Understanding the interdependence of pathogen to disease vector along with transmission route to humans shapes our diagnosis and treatment of these diseases. This book focuses on five distinct examples of vector borne disease: Malaria, West Nile, Lyme disease, dengue fever, and bubonic plaque. Malaria involves the mosquito vector and occurs when mosquito transmit the Plasmodium parasite to humans. West Nile and dengue fever also involve different mosquito vectors, but in this case transmission of the West Nile virus or dengue fever virus cause disease. Fleas transmit the bubonic plague causing bacterium Y. pestis. Lyme disease results from the transmission of the bacteria Borrelia burgdorferi to humans through the bit of a tick. In each case we consider current and future issues related to disease progression, diagnosis, and treatments.

Contents:

Cover

Diseases Spread by Insectsor Ticks

Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction

CHAPTER 1: Symptoms and Diagnosis

CHAPTER 2: Causes and Complications

CHAPTER 3: Treatment and Therapy

CHAPTER 4: Future Prospects

CHAPTER 5: Conclusion

Bibliography

Glossary

About the Author

Index

Ad Page

Back Cover.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9781944749927

1944749926

OCLC:

1021808782