Preface

Dedication

1. Arthropod-borne diseases

Mosquito Vectors

The Arboviruses: Arthropod-Borne Viral Infections

Arthropod-Borne Bacterial Infections

The Relapsing Fevers

Arthropod-Borne Parasitic Infections

2. Infections acquired percutaneously

Soil

Water

Sex

Bacterial

Other Cutaneous or Mucous Membrane Contact

3. Infections acquired through the gastrointestinal tract

Viral Infections

Bacterial Infections

Protozoal Infections

Fungi

Helminth Infections

4. Airborne infections

Coronaviruses

Influenza Viruses

Henipaviruses

Hantaviruses

Measles

Varicella zoster virus

Pneumococcal Infection

Meningocococcal Infection

Other Bacterial Infections

Tuberculosis

Leprosy

Fungal Infections

5. Ectoparasites

Mites

Lice

Bed Bugs

Fleas

Myiasis

6. Bites, stings, venoms, toxins

Marine Invertebrates

Marine Vertebrates

Terrestrial Invertebrates

Snakes

7. Nutrition

Malnutrition

Vitamin and Mineral Deficiencies

Toxin Ingestion and Susceptibility

8. Non-communicable disease

9. Diseases of unusual or uncertain aetiology

Index