MITE-HUMAN INTERACTIONS : nuisances, vectors, parasites, allergens, and commensals.
Mite-Human Interactions: Nuisances, Vectors, Parasites, Allergens, and Commensals offers coverage on the neglected topic of mites, their diversity, and the conditions caused or vectored by them. The first part of the book differentiates the types of mites as arthropod-borne infectious disease vector...
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2024.
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Table of Contents:
- Front Cover
- MITE-HUMAN INTERACTIONS
- MITE-HUMAN INTERACTIONS: Nuisances, Vectors, Parasites, Allergens, and Commensals
- Copyright
- Contents
- Foreword from a patient
- Preface
- 1
- Ectoparasitic arthropods of medical importance
- Introduction and definitions
- Taxonomy
- Epidemiology
- Pathophysiology
- Conclusions
- References
- 2
- Introduction to mite-borne infections, infestations, and allergies
- Introduction
- Mite classification and ecology
- Mite reproduction, life cycle, and anatomy
- Mite larval feeding behavior
- Trombiculid mite larval feeding behavior
- Clinical diagnosis of mite bites
- Noninvasive instrumental diagnosis of mite bites
- Treatment of mite bites and allergic reactions
- Infectious disease transmission by mites
- Chiggers or trombidiosis
- Prevention and control of mite bites
- References
- 3
- Chiggers and trombidiosis
- Definitions and taxonomy
- Life cycle
- Regional distribution and ecology
- Feeding behavior
- Clinical manifestations
- Treatment
- Complications
- Prevention and control
- References
- Further reading
- 4
- Scabies
- Definition
- Epidemiology
- Transmission
- Clinical manifestations
- Immune responses in scabies
- Diagnosis
- Therapy
- Prevention
- Conclusion
- References
- 5
- Rickettsialpox
- Life cycle and feeding behavior
- Epidemiology
- Clinical manifestations
- Differential diagnosis
- Laboratory diagnosis
- Treatment
- Prevention and control
- References
- 6
- Scrub typhus
- Taxonomy
- Arthropod vectors
- Ecology
- Epidemiology
- Larval feeding and disease transmission
- Noninfectious chigger bites
- Immune responses
- Geographic distribution
- Seasonal transmission
- Risk factors
- The microbiology and pathophysiology of rickettsial infectious diseases
- Clinical manifestations of scrub typhus.
- Laboratory diagnosis
- Treatment
- Empirical treatment with doxycycline in patients with undifferentiated nonmalaria fever with eschar
- Prevention and control of scrub typhus
- Rickettsialpox and scrub typhus as widely distributed and neglected mite-transmitted infectious diseases
- References
- 7
- Follicle mites
- Definitions
- Life cycle
- Immune responses
- Clinical manifestations
- Treatment
- References
- 8
- Animal (zoonotic) mites: Mites with exclusive animal host reservoirs
- Introduction
- Domestic animal-Transmitted cheyletiellosis
- Definitions
- Life cycle
- Clinical manifestations of cheyletiellosis
- Treatment
- Domestic animal scabies in humans
- Zoonotic acariasis: Definitions
- Clinical manifestations of bird mite bites and infestations
- Treatment of avian bites and infestations
- Prevention and control of avian bites and infestations
- Rat, bat, and snake mite bites
- Definitions
- Clinical manifestations
- Treatment of rat, bat, and snake mite bites
- Prevention and control of rat, bat, and snake mite bites
- References
- 9
- Insect (itch) mites
- Definitions and taxonomy
- Clinical manifestations of pyemotid mite infestations
- Treatment
- Prevention and control of pyemotid mite infestations
- References
- 10
- Plant, food, food storage, and dust mites and allergies
- Definitions and taxonomy
- Clinical manifestations of food and storage mite infestations
- Treatment of food and storage mite infestations
- Prevention and control of food and storage mite infestations
- Dust mites and dust mite allergies
- Definitions and taxonomy
- Feeding behavior and life cycle
- The immune response to dust mite allergens
- The treatment, prevention, and control of dust mite allergies
- References
- 11
- Disparities in mite-borne infestations and allergies.
- Background: Mite-transmitted diseases are widely distributed and neglected
- Mite-borne infestations and allergies: Causative factors
- Disparities resulting from overcrowding, poor hygiene, and poverty
- Disparities resulting from advanced age, immunosuppression, and institutionalization
- Disparities resulting from chronic disease and immunosuppression
- Disparities resulting from neglected indigenous populations and genetic predispositions
- Disparities resulting from recreational and workplace exposures
- Conclusions
- References
- 12
- Delusional infestations by mites and other ectoparasites
- Case series
- Report of cases
- Case 1 (adapted from Meehan et al. 20061)
- Case 2 (Author's case)
- Case 3 (Author's case)
- Case 4 (adapted from Donabedian 20072)
- Discussion
- History and disease definitions
- Epidemiology
- Clinical behavioral manifestations
- Differential diagnosis
- Treatment
- Conclusions
- References
- 13
- Prevention and control of mite-borne infections and infestations
- Prevention of mite bites and mite-Transmitted infectious diseases
- References
- 14
- Insect repellents versus insecticides: Efficacy, safety, and toxicity
- Introduction
- Definitions
- Why use insect repellents?
- The history of insect repellents
- Selecting the best insect repellents
- Chemical versus plant-based insect repellents: Which are the best?
- Insect repellent use in children and during pregnancy
- Insect repellents and sunscreens
- Area and barrier chemical insect repellents
- Nonchemical measures for the management, control, and prevention of arthropod-borne infectious diseases
- Conclusions
- References
- Further reading
- 15
- Conclusions
- Index
- Back Cover.