Handbook of Helminthiasis for Public Health (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780849333286)

Written by internationally respected experts, Handbook of Human Helminthiasis provides information essential in the development of an integrated approach to the prevention, control and treatment of disease caused by endoparasitic helminths. The text is divided into sections dealing with the main groups of helminth infections and the diseases they induce. Each section addresses diagnostic techniques, epidemiology/distribution, pathogenesis, morbidity/pathology, treatment, prevention, and control. Emphasis is placed on methods for reducing morbidity, interrupting and reducing transmission, and techniques to prevent infection. This book is intended to be a practical manual for all involved in reducing the burden of disease and the economic costs of human helminthiasis.

Author: D. W. T. Crompton,Lorenzo Savioli
ISBN-10: 0849333288
ISBN-13: 9780849333286
Publisher: CRC Press
Language: English
Published: 08/01/2006
Pages: 362
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.47lbs
Size: 9.38h x 6.32w x 1.02d

Review Citation(s):
Scitech Book News 03/01/2007 pg. 80