Infectious Disease

By: Jerome Goddard

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Hardcover | 14 October 2008 | Edition Number 2

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In this second edition of Infectious Diseases and Arthropods, Jerome Goddard summarizes the latest thinking about the biological, entomological, and clinical aspects of the major vector-borne diseases around the world. His book covers mosquito-, tick-, and flea-borne diseases, and a variety of other miscellaneous vector-borne diseases, including Chagas' disease, African sleeping sickness, onchocerciasis, scrub typhus, and louse-borne infections. The author provides for each disease a description of the vector involved, notes on its biology and ecology, distribution maps, and general clinical guidelines for treatment and control. Among the diseases fully discussed are malaria, dengue and yellow fevers, lymphatic filariasis, spotted fevers, ehrlichiosis, lyme disease, tularemia, and plague. Other arthropod-caused or related problems-such as myiasis, imaginary insect or mite infestations, and arthropod stings and bites-are also treated.
At a time when vector-borne diseases are spreading ever more widely, Infectious Diseases and Arthropods provides physicians, infectious disease specialists, medical entomologists, and public health officials with an up-to-date, readily accessible, gold-standard reference source.

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"In this book Jerome Goddard, a medical entomologist, gives a brief summary of many ... conditions and the vectors that transmit them. ... I think this is a useful book ... and I shall use it as a quick reference source when I need to refresh my memory on many of the conditions described. It is also readable and accessible for the non-specialist, potentially suiting clinicians, nurse specialists, and environmental health practitioners." (Ian F. Burgess, Public Health, Vol. 123, September/October, 2009)

"Sections dealing with differential diagnosis for some infections, and treatment is dealt with briefly; too briefly to be useful to physicians ... . 'to provide physicians as well as entomologists and other interested parties with a reference on the biological and entomological aspects of infectious diseases'. ... interests of most physicians and entomologists. ... I applaud the original articles as a means of informing a more general audience of physicians and entomologists ... this book meets it objectives as a work of reference." (Harold Townson, Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Vol. 103, October, 2009)

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Preface	p. vii
Acknowledgments	p. ix
Arthropods and Human Health
Arthropods and Health	p. 3
Classification of Arthropods	p. 3
Insects	p. 3
Spiders	p. 5
Mites and Ticks	p. 8
Scorpions	p. 8
Centipedes and Millipedes	p. 9
Medical Importance of Arthropods	p. 10
Historical Aspects of Medically Important Arthropods	p. 10
Direct Effects on Health	p. 11
Indirect Effects on Health	p. 12
Dynamics of Arthropod-Borne Diseases	p. 19
Mechanical vs Biological Transmission of Pathogens	p. 19
Mechanical Transmission	p. 19
Biological Transmission	p. 20
Vector Competence	p. 24
Incrimination of Vectors: A Complicated Issue	p. 25
Major Arthropod-Borne Diseases
Mosquito-Borne Diseases	p. 31
Basic Mosquito Biology	p. 31
Malaria	p. 35
Introduction	p. 35
The Disease and Its Diagnosis	p. 38
The Causative Agent and Life Cycle	p. 38
Mosquito Vectors and Behavior	p. 40
Malaria Treatment and Control	p. 44
Mosquito-Transmitted Encephalitis Viruses	p. 45
Introduction and General Comments	p. 45
Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE)	p. 46
St. Louis Encephalitis (SLE)	p. 49
West Nile Encephalitis (WNV)	p. 53
Other Mosquito-Borne Viruses	p. 54
Dengue Fever	p. 58
Introduction	p. 58
Spread of the Virus	p. 58
Clinical and Laboratory Characteristics	p. 61
Treatment, Prevention, and Control	p. 62
Yellow Fever (YF)	p. 63
Introduction and Medical Significance	p. 63
Brief History of Yellow Fever	p. 65
Jungle vs Urban YF Cycles	p. 67
Treatment and Prevention	p. 67
Lymphatic Filariasis	p. 68
Introduction and Medical Significance	p. 68
Clinical and Laboratory Findings	p. 68
Ecology of Lymphatic Filariasis	p. 70
Other Human-Infesting Filarial Worms	p. 74
Tick-Borne Diseases	p. 81
Basic Tick Biology	p. 81
Rocky Mountain-Spotted Fever (RMSF)	p. 84
Introduction	p. 84
Clinical and Laboratory Aspects of RMSF	p. 85
Ecology of RMSF	p. 87
Prevention and Treatment of RMSF	p. 87
American Boutonneuse Fever (ABF)	p. 90
Introduction and Background	p. 90
Clinical and Laboratory Description of a Case of ABF	p. 92
Ecology of ABF	p. 92
Prevention and Treatment of ABF	p. 94
Other Spotted Fever Group Rickettsioses	p. 94
Boutonneuse Fever	p. 94
African Tick-Bite Fever	p. 96
Siberian Tick Typhus	p. 96
Queensland Tick Typhus	p. 96
Ehrlichiosis	p. 96
Introduction	p. 96
Clinical and Laboratory Findings	p. 98
Ecology of Ehrlichiosis	p. 99
Treatment and Control of Ehrlichiosis	p. 100
Lyme Disease	p. 100
Introduction	p. 100
Background and Historical Information	p. 102
Clinical and Laboratory Findings	p. 103
Ecology of LD	p. 104
Treatment	p. 105
Tularemia	p. 105
Introduction and Medical Significance of Tularemia	p. 105
Clinical and Laboratory Findings	p. 106
Arthropod Transmission of the Tularemia Organism	p. 107
Treatment	p. 108
Human Babesiosis	p. 109
Introduction and Medical Significance	p. 109
Clinical and Laboratory Findings	p. 109
Species of Babesia and Their Ecology	p. 110
Treatment and Control	p. 111
Viruses Transmitted by Ticks	p. 111
Introduction	p. 111
Tick-Borne Encephalitis (TBE)	p. 112
Colorado Tick Fever (CTF)	p. 113
Tick-Borne Relapsing Fever (TBRF)	p. 114
Introduction and Medical Significance	p. 114
Clinical and Laboratory Findings	p. 114
The Etiologic Agent and Its Relationship to Louse-Borne Relapsing Fever	p. 116
Ecology of TBRF	p. 116
Treatment and Control	p. 117
Tick Paralysis	p. 119
Introduction and Medical Significance	p. 119
Clinical Features	p. 119
Ticks Involved and Mechanism of Paralysis	p. 121
Prevention and Treatment	p. 123
Flea-Borne Diseases	p. 131
Basic Flea Biology	p. 131
Plague	p. 133
Introduction and Clinical Presentation	p. 133
History	p. 134
Ecology of Plague	p. 135
Diagnosis and Treatment	p. 136
Murine Typhus	p. 136
Introduction and Medical Significance	p. 136
Clinical and Laboratory Findings	p. 138
Ecology of Murine Typhus	p. 138
Treatment	p. 139
Cat-Scratch Disease (CSD)	p. 139
Introduction and Clinical Presentation	p. 139
Reservoirs and Mode(s) of Transmission	p. 141
Treatment	p. 141
Sand Fly-Transmitted Diseases	p. 143
Basic Sand Fly Biology	p. 143
Leishmaniasis	p. 143
Introduction and Medical Significance	p. 143
Clinical Manifestations and Diagnosis	p. 144
Ecology of Leishmaniasis	p. 148
Treatment and Control of Leishmaniasis	p. 149
Other Sand Fly-Transmitted Diseases	p. 150
Bartonellosis (Carrion's Disease)	p. 150
Sand Fly Fever	p. 150
Miscellaneous Vector-Borne Diseases	p. 153
Chagas' Disease	p. 153
Introduction and Medical Significance	p. 153
Clinical and Laboratory Findings	p. 154
Ecology of Chagas' Disease and Its Vectors	p. 157
Treatment, Prevention, and Control	p. 159
African Sleeping Sickness	p. 160
Introduction and Medical Significance	p. 160
Clinical and Laboratory Findings	p. 161
Ecology of African Sleeping Sickness and Its Vectors	p. 161
Treatment, Prevention, and Control	p. 163
Onchocerciasis	p. 164
Introduction and Medical Significance	p. 164
Clinical and Laboratory Findings	p. 165
Ecology of Onchocerciasis and Its Vectors	p. 165
Treatment, Prevention, and Control	p. 166
Scrub Typhus (ST)	p. 166
Introduction and Medical Significance	p. 166
Clinical and Laboratory Findings	p. 167
Ecology of ST and Its Vectors	p. 168
Treatment, Prevention, and Control	p. 168
Louse-Borne Infections	p. 170
General and Medical Importance of Body Lice	p. 170
Epidemic Typhus	p. 171
Trench Fever	p. 171
Louse-Borne Relapsing Fever (LBRF)	p. 174
Treatment, Prevention, and Control of Louse-Borne Diseases	p. 174
Bed Bugs: Do They Transmit Diseases?	p. 177
Introduction and Bed Bug Biology	p. 177
Bed Bugs and Disease Transmission	p. 179
Why Mosquitoes and Other Arthropods Cannot Transmit HIV	p. 183
Other Arthropod-Caused or -Related Problems
Brown Recluse Bites: Facts and Fables	p. 187
Introduction and Biology	p. 187
Facts and Fables About Brown Recluse Bites	p. 187
Differential Diagnosis	p. 189
Treatment of Bites	p. 191
Fire Ant Attacks on Humans	p. 195
The Problem	p. 195
Effects of the Venom	p. 196
Infectious Complications	p. 197
Protecting Patients in Health Care Facilities from Ant Attacks	p. 198
Medical Conditions Caused by Arthropod Stings or Bites	p. 201
Introduction and Medical Significance	p. 201
Pathogenesis	p. 201
Mouthpart Types	p. 201
Sting Apparatus	p. 202
Direct Damage to Tissue	p. 205
Infectious Complications	p. 205
Clues to Recognizing Insect Bites or Stings	p. 206
Diagnosis	p. 206
Summary and Conclusions	p. 207
Myiasis	p. 209
Introduction and Medical Significance	p. 209
Accidental Myiasis	p. 209
Facultative Myiasis	p. 211
Obligate Myiasis	p. 212
Contributing Factors	p. 215
Accidental Myiasis	p. 215
Facultative Myiasis	p. 215
Obligate Myiasis	p. 216
Myiasis in Clinical Practice	p. 216
Differential Diagnosis	p. 217
Prevention, Treatment, and Control	p. 217
Imaginary Insect or Mite Infestations	p. 221
Introduction and Medical Significance	p. 221
Clinical Aspects and Contributing Factors	p. 222
Differential Diagnosis	p. 223
Treatment Strategies	p. 223
Signs and Symptoms of Arthropod-Borne Diseases	p. 227
Diagnostic Tests Used in Arthropod-Borne Diseases	p. 233
Agglutination	p. 233
Complement Fixation	p. 233
Direct Fluorescent Antibody	p. 233
Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA)	p. 234
Hemagglutination Inhibition (HI)	p. 234
Immunohistochemistry (IHC)	p. 234
Indirect Fluorescent Antibody (IFA)	p. 234
Leishmanin (Montenegro Test)	p. 235
Mazzotti	p. 235
Neutralization	p. 235
Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)	p. 235
Index	p. 237
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