Human Parasitic Diseases Sourcebook
Author | : | |
Rating | : | 4.53 (682 Votes) |
Asin | : | 0763729620 |
Format Type | : | paperback |
Number of Pages | : | 538 Pages |
Publish Date | : | 2017-12-19 |
Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
About the Author Marr served as Director and Principal Epidemiologist for the New York City Department of Health.
This is the first practical guide on Parasitology for clinicians, health workers, and students.. The most comprehensive and up-to-date reference in the field, the Human Parasitic Diseases Sourcebook provides practical information on diagnosis and treatment of over 100 parasites, some never collected together into a single source
. Marr served as Director and Principal Epidemiologist for the New York City Department of Health
nice addition to any traveler's bookshelf John Cathey As an expatriate and frequent traveler in the tropics, I'm interested in some of the more obscure diseases I might encounter. This book is aimed at physicians and healthcare workers, but would be a nice addition to any traveler's bookshelf. It's an excellent compendium of all (105 to be exact) the human parasites out there, some of which can be acquired in surprising ways (detailed in one of the many lists). Forty-two are distributed worldwide, and for a few others, the exact geographic distribution