Essential Malariology, 4Ed

ISBN-13: 9780340740644 / Angielski / Twarda / 2002 / 352 str.

David A. Warrell; Herbert A. Gilles; Herbert M. Gilles

Opis

This concise text provides an overview of the wide-ranging field of malariology. It includes readable introductory chapters on the basic sciences; practical information on the diagnosis and clinical manifestations of malaria in various patient groups (including children, pregnant women, adults); a comprehensive guide to pharmacology and treatment of malaria, and a review of the current status in malaria vaccine development.

Spis treści

Historial outline
The malaria parasites
Diagnostic methods in malaria
The Anopheles vector
The epidemiology of malaria
Rationale and technique of malaria control
Clinical features of malaria
Clinical features of malaria in children
Clinical features of falciparum malaria in pregnancy
Pathology and pathophysiology of human malaria
Immunology of malaria
Treatment and prevention of malaria
Malaria vaccines

O autorze

David A Warrell - Director, Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, UK.

Herbert M Gilles - Emeritus Professor of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, UK.