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InhaltsangabeI Arthropods and Human Health.- Arthropods and Health.- Classification of Arthropods.- Medical Importance of Arthropods.- Dynamics of Arthropod-Borne Diseases.- Mechanical vs Biological Transmission of Pathogens.- Vector Competence.- II Major Arthropod-Borne Diseases.- Mosquito-Borne Diseases.- Basic Mosquito Biology.- Malaria.- Mosquito-Transmitted Encephalitis Viruses.- Dengue Fever.- Yellow Fever (YF).- Lymphatic Filariasis.- Other Human-Infesting Filarial Worms.- Tick-Borne Diseases.- Basic Tick Biology.- Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever (RMSF).- Other Spotted Fever Rickettsioses.- Ehrlichiosis.- Lyme Disease.- Tularemia.- Human Babesiosis.- Viruses Transmitted by Ticks.- Tick-Borne Relapsing Fever (TBRF).- Tick Paralysis.- Flea-Borne Diseases.- Basic Flea Biology.- Plague.- Murine Typhus.- Cat-Scratch Disease (CSD).- Sand Fly-Transmitted Diseases.- Basic Sand Fly Biology.- Leishmaniasis.- Other Sand Fly-Transmitted Diseases.- Miscellaneous Vector-Borne Diseases.- Chagas' Disease.- African Sleeping Sickness.- Onchocerciasis.- Scrub Typhus (ST).- Louse-Borne Infections.- Bed Bugs - Do They Transmit Disease Agents?- Introduction and Bed Bug Biology.- Bed Bugs and Disease Transmission.- Why Mosquitoes and Other Arthropods Cannot Transmit HIV.- Brown Recluse Bites: Facts and Fables.- Introduction and Biology.- Facts and Fables about Brown Recluse Bites.- Treatment of Bites.- Fire Ant Attacks on Humans.- The Problem.- Effects of the Venom.- Infectious Complications.- Protecting Patients in Health Care Facilities from Ant Attacks.- Medical Conditions Caused by Arthropod Stings or Bites.- Introduction and Medical Significance.- Pathogenesis.- Clues to Recognizing Insect Bites or Stings.- Summary and Conclusions.- Myiasis.- Introduction and Medical Significance.- Contributing Factors.- Myiasis in Clinical Practice.- Prevention, Treatment, and Control.- Imaginary Insect or Mite Infestations.- Introduction and Medical Significance.- Clinical Aspects and Contributing Factors.- Differential Diagnosis.- Treatment Strategies.- Appendix A: Signs and Symptoms of Arthropod-Borne Diseases.- Appendix B: Diagnostic Tests Used in Arthropod-Borne Diseases.- Agglutination.- Complement Fixation.- Direct Fluorescent Antibody.- Enzyme Immunoassay (EIA).- Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA).- Hemagglutination Inhibition (HI).- Indirect Fluorescent Antibody (IFA).- Leishmanin (Montenegro Test).- Mazzotti.- Neutralization.- Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR).- Index.