Tropical diseases : a practical guide for medical practitioners and students

Meunier, Yann A.,

Tropical diseases : a practical guide for medical practitioners and students [E-Book] - 1 online resource (409 pages) : illustrations, maps

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Disease and patient introduction -- Parasitic diseases -- Adult parasite location -- Blood and lymphatic systems -- Digestive tract -- Lungs -- Nails and hair -- Sexual organs -- Skin and integumentary system -- Urinary tract -- Parasitic dead ends and larval diseases -- Deep fungal diseases -- Basidiobolomycosis -- Blastomycosis (North American or Gilchrist Disease or Chicago disease) -- Blastomycosis (South American or Lutz-Splendore-Almeida disease) -- Chromomycosis -- Coccidioidomycosis (or Posadas-Wernicke, or Posadas-Rixford disease) -- Conidiobolomycosis -- Histoplasmosis (African) -- Histoplasmosis (American or Darling disease) -- Lobomycosis (or Jorge Lobo disease) -- Mycetoma (or Madura foot) -- Pythiosis -- Rhinosporidiosis -- Scytalidiosis -- Bacterial, chlamydial, and prion diseases -- Bacterial diseases -- Chlamydial diseases -- Prion disease -- Viral diseases -- Common diseases -- Rare diseases -- Tropical health hazards -- Animal-induced diseases -- Exotic food poisoning -- Heat-related illnesses -- Travelers and tropical diseases -- Antibiotic resistance.

'Tropical Diseases' outlines the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of diseases encountered in developing regions-areas where the unexpected can occur and where Western medical capabilities are often unavailable. Taking a pragmatic approach, it is an invaluable reference and resource for medical professionals and students travelling abroad or working in unfamiliar terrain.

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