Vector-Borne Diseases and Occupational Health

ISBN-13: 9783845413839 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 656 str.

Benedict M. Mwenji

Opis

This book was written to provide relevant Public Health entomological information on Insects and Acarids (ticks and mites) which serve as biological and mechanical vectors of Vector-Borne disease-agents worldwide. Further, the Clinico-pathological aspects of important Vector-Borne diseases has been discussed in the text, including chemotherapaeutic treatment regimens and applicable control measures. Furthermore, the control of insect- and Acarid-Vectors involved in disease-agents transmission has also been adequately discussed. In addition, this text may especially benefit Physicians, Medical Doctors, General Medical Practitioners and International Public Health specialists in diversified fields. It may also benefit Health researchers, Nursing professionals and students of Clinical and Veterinary Medicine. Indeed, this book may also be useful to Bio-medical scientists working in Diagnostic Laboratories, Occupational therapists, Cognitive Psychologists, Psychiatrists and Pathologists.

O autorze

Kenyan born 1952; Qualifics: Adv. Dip. Med. Lab. Technology (Lab. Medicine-Diagnostics), M.Sc. (Applied Parasitology & Med. Entomology), MPH (Epidemiology & Diseases Control), Dip. Med. Education, ECDL, current Ph.D Research Fellow. Work experience (19 Yrs.)with NPHL (National Public Health Laboratories, Ministry of Health, Kenya).