Helminth Infections and their Impact on Global Public Health

Buch | Softcover

XIII, 502 Seiten

2016 | 1. Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2014
Springer Wien (Verlag)
978-3-7091-1979-2 (ISBN)

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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. This book aims to give an up-date overview to the epidemiology (including molecular typing), specific biological, immunological and immunopathological aspects, diagnosis and perspectives of control of the most common helminth infections.

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?.

From the book reviews:

"This very detailed book on helminth infections also describes their impact on worldwide public health. ... This is an excellent teaching/learning tool for professionals interested in conditions due to helminths. ... This book could be used by medical students, public health trainees, or anybody in medicine, public health, or other fields who is interested in parasitic diseases. ... It is unique in its approach to linking knowledge about parasitic illnesses to clinical application and global health problems worldwide." (Rudolf Jan Kotula, Doody's Book Reviews, August, 2014)

Erscheinungsdatum	29.08.2016
Zusatzinfo	XIII, 502 p. 43 illus., 31 illus. in color.
Verlagsort	Vienna
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 235 mm
Themenwelt	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Mikrobiologie / Infektologie / Reisemedizin
	Studium ► Querschnittsbereiche ► Prävention / Gesundheitsförderung
	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Mikrobiologie / Immunologie
Schlagworte	Biomedical and Life Sciences • filariosis • health promotion and disease prevention • Medical Microbiology • Medical microbiology and virology • medical parasitology • nematode parasite • Parasitology • Public Health • Public health and preventive medicine • Schistosomiasis • socio-economic impact
ISBN-10	3-7091-1979-0 / 3709119790
ISBN-13	978-3-7091-1979-2 / 9783709119792
Zustand	Neuware