Human Ecology and Infectious Diseases
- 1st Edition - January 28, 1983
- Editors: Neil A. Croll, John H Cross
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 1 - 4 8 3 2 - 3 7 7 6 - 3
- Hardback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 1 9 6 8 8 0 - 9
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 1 - 4 8 3 2 - 6 7 9 3 - 7
Human Ecology and Infectious Diseases investigates the interrelationships among human behavior, ecology, and infectious diseases, with emphasis on parasitic and zoonotic diseases.… Read more
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Request a sales quoteHuman Ecology and Infectious Diseases investigates the interrelationships among human behavior, ecology, and infectious diseases, with emphasis on parasitic and zoonotic diseases. The cultural, behavioral, anthropological, and social factors in the transmission of infectious diseases are discussed, along with methods used to make human ecology a more quantitative predictive science in the global challenge of such diseases. Behavioral patterns that place humans at risk to infections and the nature of risk factors are also analyzed. Comprised of 13 chapters, this book begins with an overview of some of the research into those aspects of human behavior that determine risk of helminth infection. The discussion then turns to studies on hookworm and includes an analysis of human behavior and religions that affect transmission of the parasitoses. Human behavior and transmission of zoonotic diseases in North America and Malaysia are documented as are the habits, customs, and superstitions associated with the epidemic of intestinal capillariasis that occurred in the Philippines. Filarial diseases in Southeast Asia are also reviewed, along with the changing patterns of parasitic infections and the cooperation of government and the private sector to lower infection rates in Japan. Cases from Nigeria and Brazil are considered as well. The volume concludes with an assessment of the importance of behavioral and socialcultural factors in determining regional and national patterns in disease incidence and transmission. This monograph should be valuable to students of tropical diseases and public health and to physicians, epidemiologists, anthropologists, veterinarians, and parasitologists.
Contributors
Preface
1. Human Behavior, Parasites, and Infectious Diseases
I. Introduction
II. The Measurement of Individual Behavioral Actions as Risk Factors of Infection
III. Overdispersion of Helminths as a Consequence of Exposure and Susceptibility
IV. The Distribution of Helminths in Communities and its Association with Socioagricultural Practices
V. Culture, Attitudes, and Human Behavior
VI. Complexity, Diversity, and Sociocultural Integration
References
2. Human Behavior and Parasitic Zoonoses in North America
I. Introduction
II. Trichinosis
III. Cystic Hydatid Disease (Echinococcosis)
IV. Alveolar Hydatid Disease
V. Toxocariasis
References
3. Human Behavior and Zoonotic Diseases in Malaysia
I. Introduction
II. Some Important Zoonotic Diseases
III. Summary
References
4. Filariasis in Southeast Asia
I. Introduction
II. Historical Background
III. Morphology
IV. Vectors
V. Important Mosquito Vectors and their Relationship to Human Ecology
VI. Life Cycles
VII. Periodicity
VIII. Clinical Signs
IX. Epidemiology
X. Laboratory Diagnosis
XI. Distribution in Southeast Asia
XII. Conclusions
References
5. Intestinal Capillariasis in the Philippines and Thailand
I. Introduction
II. History
III. Distribution and Prevalence
IV. Climate
V. Parasite
VI. Experimental Life Cycle
VII. Disease
VIII. Pathology
IX. Diagnosis
X. Treatment
XI. Transmission
XII. Occupation and Habits
XIII. Sanitation
XIV. Comments
References
6. Changing Patterns of Parasitic Infections in Japan
I. Introduction
II. Soil-Transmitted Helminthiases: Ascaris lumbricoides, Hookworm, and Whipworm Infections
III. Endemic Helminthic Infections
IV. Parasitic Infections through Marine and Anadromous Fishes
V. Other Helminthic Infections
VI. Protozoan Diseases
VII. Conclusion
References
7. Parasite Control Activities in Japan: Government-Expert-Private Sector Partnership
I. Introduction
II. Tokyo Parasite Control Association
III. Government Attitude
IV. Establishment of Japan Association of Parasite Control
V. Government Policy and Programs
VI. Factors Contributing to the Decrease in Parasitic Infections
VII. Preventive Medicine
VIII. International Cooperation in Parasitic Control
IX. Conclusion
References
8. Human Ecology and the Distribution and Abundance of Hookworm Populations
I. Introduction and General Ecological Background
II. The Ecology of Interacting Human and Hookworm Populations in Rural West Bengal
III. Implications for Control
IV. Relevance for Socioeconomic Development
References
9. The Human Environment and Helminth Infections: A Biomedical Study of Four Nigerian Villages
I. Introduction
II. The Communities
III. Description of Village Sanitation
IV. Endemic Helminth Infections
V. Socioeconomic and Behavioral Factors and Intensity of Infections
VI. Strategies for Control of Helminthiases in Rural Nigeria
VII. Conclusion
References
10. The Transmission of Trypanosoma Cruzi Infection to Man and its Control
I. Introduction
II. Transmission to Man without the Insect Vector
III. Transmission to Man by the Insect Vector
IV. Transmission Cycles Involving Bugs and Animals and their Relevance to Man
V. Behavior of Domestic Bug Populations
VI. Human Ecology and Trypanosoma Cruzi Transmission
VII. Control of Domestic Transmission
VIII. A Concluding Perspective
References
11. Paleoparasitology: On the Origins and Impact of Human-Helminth Relationships
I. Introduction
II. Sources and Limitations of Evidence
III. General Consideration of the Evolution and Life Cycles of Hominoid Parasites
IV. Heirlooms and Souvenirs: A Probable Helminthofaunal Succession in the Transition from Arboreal Monkeys and Apes to Terrestrial Hominids
V. Human Inventions and Interventions in the Adaptive Evolution of Helminth Parasites
References
12. Brucellosis in Nigeria: Epidemiology and Practical Problems of Control
I. Introduction
II. Description of Nigeria and Information on Livestock Activities
III. Epidemiology of Brucellosis in Nigeria
IV. Prevention and Control of Brucellosis in Nigeria
References
13. Epidemiology Patterns in Directly Transmitted Human Infections
I. Introduction
II. Theoretical Background
III. Childhood Viral and Bacterial Diseases
IV. Implications for Control
V. Discussion
References
Index
- No. of pages: 380
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
- Published: January 28, 1983
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Paperback ISBN: 9781483237763
- Hardback ISBN: 9780121968809
- eBook ISBN: 9781483267937
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