Neglected Tropical Diseases - Middle East and North Africa [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Mary Ann McDowell, Sima Rafati

• Pubblicazione: Vienna : , : Springer Vienna : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2014
• Edizione: 1st ed. 2014.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (286 p.)
• Disciplina: 616.9883
• Soggetto topico: Parasitology; Infectious diseases; Tropical medicine; Medical microbiology; Public health; Infectious Diseases; Tropical Medicine; Medical Microbiology; Public Health
• Soggetto geografico: Africa, North; Middle East
• Persona (resp. second.): McDowellMary Ann; RafatiSima
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Soil-transmitted helminths: ascariasis, trichuriasis and hookworms -- Schistosomiasis -- Fascioliasis -- Trachoma -- Cutaneous Leishmaniasis -- Visceral Leishmaniasis -- Leprosy -- Hemorrhagic Fevers -- Brucellosis -- Toxoplasmosis -- Rabies.
• Sommario/riassunto: The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) is highly endemic for several neglected tropical diseases (NTDs), including viral, bacterial, protozoan and helminth infections. This new volume covers the most prevalent NTDs found in about 22 MENA countries emphasizing the disease burden, clinical manifestations and control approaches. Each individual chapter deals with one specific disease and is written by a group of experts on that topic.
• Titolo autorizzato: Neglected Tropical Diseases - Middle East and North Africa
• ISBN: 3-7091-1613-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910298350703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Neglected Tropical Diseases, . 2194-8275