Arthropod Borne Diseases
Arthropod borne diseases cause enormous morbidity and mortality in most countries, mostly in those situated in tropical areas, but also in temperate regions. This book provides organized information on all arthropod related diseases, to prevent suffering
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Arthropod Borne Diseases
Carlos Brisola Marcondes Editor
Arthropod Borne Diseases
Editor Carlos Brisola Marcondes Department of Microbiology Immunology and Parasitology Center of Biological Sciences Federal University of Santa Catarina Florianópolis, SC, Brazil
ISBN 978-3-319-13883-1 ISBN 978-3-319-13884-8 DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-13884-8
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This book is dedicated to Maria Helena, Mariana, and Melina, for a life of happiness Insects, for a life of work
Foreword
The purpose of this book is to provide easily accessible and readily understandable information related to arthropod-borne diseases. It contains 38 chapters written by more than 50 experts from several countries and provides information on vector and pathogen biology, diagnosis, treatment and prevention as well as ecology and epidemiology, topics essential to detect their occurrence and initiate timely intervention. The repeated evolution of blood feeding by wide variety of arthropods has resulted in their conflicting relationship with animals, including humans, by allowing them to serve as vectors of many pathogens, cause allergic reactions or provide a nuisance through their bites. Diseases caused by pathogens transmitted by arthropods such as malaria and dengue fever have strongly influenced human history and continue to be important in tropical and temperate countries. Climate change and the increased mobility of humans and domestic animals have resulted in the emergence of disease in unexpected situations, such as chikungunya and zika viruses in the New World, visceral leishmaniasis in Finland and sleeping sic
