Overview of Arthropods & their impact on the health of humans & other vertebrates ; part 1 /
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| Language: | English |
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London :
Henry Stewart Talks,
2010
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| Series: | Henry Stewart talks Biomedical & life sciences collection. Vector-borne diseases.
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Table of Contents:
- Contents: Arthropod significance, characteristics, classification and identification
- Direct (e.g. blood-feeding) and indirect encounters between humans, animals and arthropods
- Arthropods can be direct causes of pathology (e.g. stinging), facilitators of secondary infection and mechanical or biological vectors (transmitters) of pathogens
- Mosquito blood-feeding and pathogen transmission provides a useful example of biological transmission