Medical entomology for students / Mike W. Service

Incluye bibliografía e índice: páginas 293-303

Glosario: páginas 278-290

Preface to the first edition.. Preface to the second edition.. Preface to the third edition.. Preface to the fourth edition Preface to the fourtf edition.. Preface to the fifth edition.. Acknowledgements.. 1 Introduction to mosquitoes (Culicidae.. 1.1 External morphology.. 1.2 Life cycle.. 1.3 Classification of mosquitoes.. 1.4 Medical importance.. 1.5 Mosquito control.. Further reading.. 2 Anopheline mosquitoes (Anophelinae.. 2.1 External morphology.. 2.2 Life cycle.. 2.3 Medical importance.. 2.4 Control.. Further reading.. 3 Culicine mosquitoes (Culicinae.. 3.1 Culex mosquitoes.. 3.2 Aedes mosquitoes.. 3.3 Haemagogus mosquitoes.. 3.4 Sabethes mosquitoes.. 3.5 Mansonia mosquitoes.. 3.6 Coquillettidia mosquitoes.. 3.7 Psorophora mosquitoes.. 3.8 Medical importance.. 3.9 Control Further reading.. 4 Black flies (Simuliidae.. 4.1 External morphology.. 4.2 Life cycle.. 4.3 Medical importance.. 4.4 Control.. Further reading.. 5 Phlebotomine sand flies (Phlebotominae.. 5.1External morphology . 5.2 Life cycle.. 5.3 Medical importance.. 5.4 Control.. Further reading.. 6 Biting midges (Ceratopogonidae.. 6.2 External morphology.. 6.3 Lifecycle.. 6.4 Medical importance.. 6.5 Control.. Further reading.. 7 Horse flies (Tabanidae.. 7.2 External morphology.. 7.3 Life cycle.. 7.4 Medical importance.. 7.5 Control.. Further reading.. 8 Tsetse flies (Glossinidae.. 8.2 External morphology.. 8.3 Life cycle.. 8.4 Medical importance.. 8.5 Control.. Further reading.. 9 House flies and stable flies (Muscidae and latrine flies (Fanniidae.. 9.2 The common house fly (Musca domestica.. 9.3 The greater house fly (Muscina stabulans.. 9.4 The stable fly (Stomoxys calcitrans.. 9.5 The lesser or little house fly and the latrine fly (Fannia species.. Further reading.. 10 Flies and myiasis.. 10.1 Types of myiasis.. 10.2 Classification.. 10.3 Calliphoridae: non-metallic flies.. 10.4 Calliphoridae: metallic flies.. 10.5 Sarcophagidae: flesh flies

10.6 Oestridae: bot flies.. 10.7 Other myiasis-producing flies.. Further reading.. 11 Fleas (Siphonaptera.. 11.1 External morphology.. 11.2 Life cycle.. 11.3 Medical importance.. 11.4 Tunga penetrans.. 11.5 Control of fleas.. Further reading.. 12 Sucking lice (Anoplura.. 12.1 The body louse (Pediculus humanus.. 12.2 The head louse (Pediculus capitis.. 12.3 The pubic louse (Pthirus pubis.. Further reading.. 13 Bedbugs(Cimicidae.. 13.1 External morphology.. 13.2 Life cycle.. 13.3 Medical importance.. 13.4 Control.. Further reading.. 14 Triatomine bugs (Triatominae.. 14.1 External morphology.. 14.2 Life cycle.. 14.3 Medical importance.. 14.4 Control.. Further reading.. 15 Cockroaches (Blattaria.. 15.1 External morphology.. 15.2 Life cycle.. 15.3 Medical importance.. 15.4 Control.. Further reading.. .. 16 Soft ticks (Argasidae.. 16.1 External morphology.. 16.2 Internal anatomy.. 16.3 Life cycle.. 16.4 Medical importance.. 16.5 Control.. Further reading.. 17 Hard ticks (Ixodidae.. 17.1 External morphology.. 17.2 Life cycle.. 17.3 Behaviour and habits.. 17.4 Medical importance.. 17.5 Control.. Further reading.. 18 Scabies mites (Sarcoptidae.. 18.1 External morphology.. 18.2 Life cycle.. 18.3 Recognition of scabies.. 18.4 Treatment of scabies.. Further reading.. 19 Scrub typhus mites (Trombiculidae.. 19.1 External morphology.. 19.2 Life cycle.. 19.3 Ecology.. 19.4 Medical importance.. 19.5 Control.. Further reading.. 20 Miscellaneous mites.. 20.1 Demodicidae: follicle mites (Demodex species.. 20.2 Pyroglyphidae: house-dust mites (Dermatophagoides and Euroglyphus species.. 20.3 Other mites.. Further reading.. Appendix Names of some chemicals and microbials used in vector control.. Glossary of common terms relevant to medical entomology.. Select bibliography.. Index

Despite numerous scientific investigations on vector-borne human infections such as malaria, Lyme disease and typhus these diseases continue to threaten human health. Understanding the role of vectors in disease transmission, and the most appropriate control strategies, is therefore essential. This book provides information on the recognition, biology, ecology and medical importance of the arthropods that affect human health. The fifth edition of this popular textbook is completely updated and incorporates the latest strategies for controlling insects, ticks and mites. Numerous illustrations, with new colour photographs of some of the most important vectors, aid recognition. A glossary of entomological and epidemiological terms is included, along with a list of commonly used insecticides and their trade names. Clearly presented in a concise style, this text is aimed at students of medical entomology, tropical medicine, parasitology and pest control. It is also essential reading for physicians, health officials and community health workers. eng