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Neglected tropical diseases : drug discovery and development / / edited by David C. Swinney and Michael P. Pollastri
| Neglected tropical diseases : drug discovery and development / / edited by David C. Swinney and Michael P. Pollastri |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Weinheim, Germany : , : Wiley-VCH, , [2019] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xviii, 373 pages) : illustrations |
| Disciplina |
616.9/883
615.19 |
| Collana | Methods and principles in medicinal chemistry |
| Soggetto topico |
Tropical medicine
Drug development Tropical Medicine - methods Neglected Diseases - drug therapy Drug Discovery Drug Development |
| ISBN |
3-527-80864-7
3-527-80865-5 3-527-80862-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910555137003321 |
| Weinheim, Germany : , : Wiley-VCH, , [2019] | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Neglected tropical diseases : drug discovery and development / / edited by David C. Swinney and Michael P. Pollastri
| Neglected tropical diseases : drug discovery and development / / edited by David C. Swinney and Michael P. Pollastri |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Weinheim, Germany : , : Wiley-VCH, , [2019] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xviii, 373 pages) : illustrations |
| Disciplina |
616.9/883
615.19 |
| Collana | Methods and principles in medicinal chemistry |
| Soggetto topico |
Tropical medicine
Drug development Tropical Medicine - methods Neglected Diseases - drug therapy Drug Discovery Drug Development |
| ISBN |
3-527-80864-7
3-527-80865-5 3-527-80862-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910831169403321 |
| Weinheim, Germany : , : Wiley-VCH, , [2019] | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Neglected tropical diseases - North America / / Jill E. Weatherhead, editor
| Neglected tropical diseases - North America / / Jill E. Weatherhead, editor |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham, Switzerland : , : Springer, , [2021] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (264 pages) |
| Disciplina | 616.96 |
| Collana | Neglected Tropical Diseases |
| Soggetto topico |
Parasitology
Communicable diseases Medical microbiology Infection Tropical Medicine - methods Neglected Diseases Medicina tropical |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Llibres electrònics |
| ISBN | 3-030-63384-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Intro -- Preface -- Contents -- About the Editor -- Soil-Transmitted Helminthiasis -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Global Burden of Soil-Transmitted Helminths -- 2 Ascaris (Roundworm) -- 2.1 Epidemiology -- 2.2 Transmission -- 2.3 Clinical Manifestations -- 2.4 Diagnosis -- 2.5 Treatment -- 3 Hookworm -- 3.1 Epidemiology -- 3.2 Transmission -- 3.3 Clinical Manifestations -- 3.4 Diagnosis -- 3.5 Treatment -- 4 Trichuris (Whipworm) -- 4.1 Epidemiology -- 4.2 Transmission -- 4.3 Clinical Manifestation -- 4.4 Diagnosis -- 4.5 Treatment -- 5 Prevention -- References -- Toxocariasis -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Epidemiology -- 3 Transmission -- 4 Clinical Manifestations -- 5 Diagnosis -- 6 Treatment -- 7 Prevention -- 8 Conclusions -- References -- Strongyloidiasis -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Epidemiology -- 3 Transmission -- 4 Clinical Manifestations -- 5 Diagnosis -- 5.1 Screening Guidelines -- 5.2 Differential Diagnosis -- 6 Treatment -- 6.1 Available Pharmacologic Treatment -- 6.2 Treatment Approach -- 7 Prevention -- References -- Taeniasis and Cysticercosis -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Epidemiology -- 3 Taeniasis -- 3.1 Background -- 3.2 Clinical Manifestations -- 3.3 Diagnosis -- 3.4 Treatment -- 4 Cysticercosis -- 4.1 Background -- 4.2 Clinical Manifestations -- 4.3 Parenchymal NCC -- 4.3.1 Background -- 4.3.2 Diagnosis -- 4.3.3 Treatment -- 4.4 Ventricular NCC -- 4.4.1 Background -- 4.4.2 Diagnosis -- 4.4.3 Treatment -- 4.5 Subarachnoid (Racemose) NCC -- 4.5.1 Background -- 4.5.2 Diagnosis -- 4.5.3 Treatment -- 5 Prevention -- References -- Toxoplasmosis -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Parasite Genetics -- 1.2 Host Immune Response -- 2 Epidemiology -- 3 Transmission -- 4 Clinical Manifestations -- 4.1 In Immunocompetent Patients -- 4.1.1 Acute Infection -- 4.1.2 Chronic Infection -- 4.1.3 During Gestation and in the Offspring -- 4.2 In Immunocompromised (IC) Patients.
4.3 Ocular Disease -- 5 Diagnosis -- 5.1 During Pregnancy -- 5.2 At Birth and Later in Life -- 5.3 Immunocompromised Patients (IC) -- 5.4 Ocular Disease -- 6 Treatment -- 7 Prevention -- 8 Conclusions -- References -- Chagas Disease -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 History of Chagas Disease in the United States -- 2 Epidemiology -- 2.1 Immigrant Population -- 2.2 Autochthonous Populations -- 2.3 Blood Banks and Organ Donations -- 2.4 Congenital Populations -- 3 Transmission -- 4 Clinical Manifestations -- 5 Diagnosis -- 6 Treatment -- 7 Prevention -- 7.1 Physician Awareness -- 7.2 Patient Awareness -- 7.3 Public Health Surveillance -- 7.3.1 Barriers to Diagnosis and Treatment -- 7.4 Access Challenges for People with Chagas Disease -- 8 Conclusion -- References -- Leishmaniasis -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Epidemiology -- 3 Transmission -- 3.1 Host Factors -- 3.2 Parasite Factors -- 4 Clinical Manifestations -- 4.1 Cutaneous Leishmaniasis -- 4.2 Visceral Leishmaniasis -- 4.3 Mucosal Leishmaniasis -- 5 Diagnosis -- 5.1 Cutaneous Leishmaniasis -- 5.2 Visceral Leishmaniasis -- 6 Treatment -- 6.1 Amphotericin B -- 6.2 Antimony -- 6.3 Topical Paromomycin -- 6.4 Pentamidine -- 6.5 Miltefosine -- 7 Prevention -- References -- Trichomoniasis -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Epidemiology -- 3 Clinical Manifestations -- 3.1 T. vaginalis and HIV Transmission -- 3.2 T. vaginalis and Other STIs -- 3.3 T. vaginalis and Bacterial Vaginosis (BV) -- 3.4 T. vaginalis and Neoplasia -- 3.5 T. vaginalis and Perinatal Outcomes -- 4 Diagnosis -- 5 Treatment -- 5.1 Treatment in Pregnancy -- 5.2 Treatment in Patients with 5-Nitroimidazole Hypersensitivity -- 5.3 Management of Persistent Trichomoniasis -- 6 Prevention -- 7 Conclusion -- References -- Chikungunya, Dengue, Zika, and Other Emerging Mosquito-Borne Viruses -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Chikungunya Virus (CHIKV) -- 2.1 Epidemiology. 2.1.1 Virology and Ecology -- 3 Clinical Manifestations -- 3.1 Pathogenesis -- 3.2 Diagnosis -- 3.3 Treatment -- 3.4 Prevention -- 4 Dengue Virus (DENV) -- 4.1 Epidemiology -- 4.1.1 Virology and Ecology -- 4.2 Clinical Manifestations -- 4.2.1 Pathogenesis -- 4.3 Diagnosis -- 4.4 Treatment -- 4.5 Prevention -- 5 Zika Virus (ZIKV) -- 5.1 Epidemiology -- 5.1.1 Virology and Ecology -- 5.2 Clinical Manifestations -- 5.2.1 Pathogenesis -- 5.3 Diagnosis -- 5.4 Treatment -- 5.5 Prevention -- 6 Other Emerging Mosquito-Borne Viruses -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 La Crosse Encephalitis Virus -- 6.3 Jamestown Canyon -- 6.4 St. Louis Encephalitis Virus -- 6.5 Eastern Equine Encephalitis Virus -- 6.6 Cache Valley Virus -- 6.7 Usutu Virus -- 6.8 Conclusions -- References -- West Nile Virus -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Epidemiology -- 2.1 Clinical and Financial Disease Burden -- 3 Transmission -- 4 Clinical Manifestations -- 4.1 Pathogenesis -- 4.2 Acute Clinical Presentation -- 4.3 Long-Term Complications -- 5 Diagnosis -- 6 Treatment -- 7 Vaccines -- 8 Hurdles to Elimination and Control -- 9 Conclusions -- References -- Hansen´s Disease -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Epidemiology -- 3 Transmission -- 3.1 Pathophysiology -- 4 Clinical Manifestations -- 4.1 Immune Reactions -- 5 Diagnosis -- 6 Treatment -- 7 Prevention -- 8 Conclusion -- References -- Murine Typhus -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 History -- 1.2 Microbiology -- 1.3 Pathogenesis -- 2 Epidemiology -- 3 Transmission -- 4 Clinical Manifestations -- 4.1 Laboratory Features -- 5 Diagnosis -- 5.1 General Principles -- 5.2 Culture -- 5.3 Serology -- 5.4 Immunohistochemical Detection -- 5.5 Molecular Detection -- 6 Treatment -- 6.1 General Principles -- 6.2 Tetracyclines -- 6.3 Alternative Agents -- 7 Prevention -- References. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910484394803321 |
| Cham, Switzerland : , : Springer, , [2021] | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Tropical diseases in travelers / / edited by Eli Schwartz
| Tropical diseases in travelers / / edited by Eli Schwartz |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chichester, West Sussex ; ; Hoboken, NJ, : Wiley-Blackwell, 2009 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xiv, 485 pages) : illustrations |
| Disciplina | 616.9/883 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | SchwartzEli, Dr. |
| Soggetto topico |
Tropical medicine
Travel - Health aspects Tropical Medicine - methods Communicable Disease Control - methods Travel Tropical Medicine |
| ISBN |
9786612461149
9781282461147 1282461141 9781444316841 1444316842 9781444316858 1444316850 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Tropical Diseases in Travelers; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Part I Tropical Diseases in Travelers-General Aspects; 1 Introduction; 2 The Art of Travel Medicine a Century Ago; 3 Epidemiology of Post-Travel Illnesses; 4 Travelers as Sentinels for Disease Occurrence in Destination Countries; 5 VFR (Visiting Friends and Relatives) Travelers; 6 Post-Tropical Screening; Part II Specific Infections; 7 Dengue Fever; 8 West Nile Fever; 9 Japanese Encephalitis in Travelers; 10 Yellow Fever and Yellow Fever Vaccine-Associated Disease; 11 Chikungunya: An Emerging Disease in Travelers
12 Ross River Virus13 Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers; 14 Rabies and the Traveler; 15 Enterically Transmitted Hepatitis: Hepatitis A and E; 16 Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fever; 17 Bacterial Diarrhea; 18 Rickettsial Diseases; 19 Relapsing Fever; 20 Leptospirosis; 21 Malaria in Travelers: Epidemiology, Clinical Aspects, and Treatment; 22 Malaria Diagnosis in Travelers; 23 Malaria-Prevention; 24 Schistosomiasis; 25 Filarial Infections; 26 Human Trypanosomiasis: African and American Trypanosomiasis (Chagas Disease); 27 Cystic Echinococcosis; 28 Neurocysticercosis 29 Histoplasmosis and Other Endemic Fungal Infections30 Intestinal Protozoa: Giardia, Amebiasis, Cyclospora, Blastocystis hominis, Dientamoeba fragilis,and Cryptosporidium parvum; 31 Intestinal Helminths: Strongyloides stercoralis, Ascaris lumbricoides, Hookworm, Trichuris trichiuria, Enterobius vermicularis, Trichinella, Intestinal Tapeworms, and Liver Flukes; 32 Leishmaniasis; 33 Ectoparasites: Myiasis, Tungiasis, Scabies; 34 Helminthic Skin Diseases in Travelers; 35 Delusional Parasitosis; Part III Syndromic Approach; 36 Approach to Patients with Post-Travel Diarrhea 37 Approach to Patients with Fever38 Approach to Returning Travelers with Skin Lesions; 39 Approach to Travel-Related Eosinophilia; 40 Approach to Patients with Protracted Rheumatological Manifestations; 41 Travel-Related Respiratory Infections; 42 Neurological Signs and Symptoms in Travelers; 43 Closing Remarks; Appendixes; Appendix A: Drugs for Parasitic Infections; Appendix B: Laboratory Tests for Tropical Diseases; Index; Color plate section follows page 274 |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9911019372303321 |
| Chichester, West Sussex ; ; Hoboken, NJ, : Wiley-Blackwell, 2009 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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