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Physician's guide to arthropods of medical importance /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Goddard, Jerome
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Boca Raton : CRC Press, [1996]
Edition:Second edition.
Subjects:
Parasitic Diseases.
Arthropod Vectors.
Bites and Stings > therapy.
Arthropods > pathogenicity.
Table of Contents:
  • Pathological conditions caused by arthropods and principles of their treatment
  • Principles of treatment for arthropod bites, stings, and other exposure
  • Allergy to arthropods and their venoms
  • Stings
  • bites
  • Dermatitis, urticaria, and blistering from contact with arthropods
  • Myiasis (invasion of human tissues by fly larvae)
  • Delusions of parasitosis (imaginary insect or mite infestations)
  • Arthropods of medical importance
  • Identification of medically important arthropods
  • Ants
  • Bees
  • Blister beetles
  • Bugs (the true bugs).
  • Urticating caterpillars
  • Centipedes
  • Cockroaches
  • Earwigs
  • Fleas
  • Biting flies
  • Nonbiting flies
  • Flies whose maggots cause myiasis in humans
  • Lice
  • Millipedes
  • Mites
  • Mosquitoes
  • Moths (species whose scales or hairs cause irritation)
  • Scorpions
  • Spiders
  • Ticks
  • Wasps (yellowjackets, hornets, and paper wasps)
  • Glossary of entomological terms.