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Manson's Tropical Diseases

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  • 23rd Edition - October 26, 2013
  • Latest edition
  • Authors: Jeremy Farrar, Peter J. Hotez, Thomas Junghanss, Gagandeep Kang, David Lalloo, Nicholas J. White
  • Language: English

2014 BMA Medical Book Awards Highly Commended in Public Health category! From the difficult to diagnose to the difficult to treat, Manson’s Tropical Diseases prepares you to effect… Read more

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2014 BMA Medical Book Awards Highly Commended in Public Health category!

From the difficult to diagnose to the difficult to treat, Manson’s Tropical Diseases prepares you to effectively handle whatever your patients may have contracted. Featuring an internationally recognized editorial team, global contributors, and expert authors, this revised and updated medical reference book provides you with the latest coverage on parasitic and infectious diseases from around the world.

"This book functions both as a text book and a reference manual but remains eminently readable." Reviewed by British Journal of Hospital Medicine, Jul 2015

"..strongly recommended, excellent quality, signature book on Tropical Medicine for everyone working in this field." Reviewed by Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease, March 2015

Key features

  • Incorporate the latest therapies into your practice
  • , such as recently approved drugs and new treatment options.
  • Find what you need easily and apply it quickly with highlighted key information, convenient boxes and tables, extensive cross-referencing, and clinical management diagrams.

Table of contents

1 History of tropical medicine, and medicine in the tropics Section 1: Public Health & Economics

2 Global health 3 Global health governance and tropical diseases 4 The Economic Case for Devoting Public Resources to Health Section 2: Health Research and Ethics

5 Ethics and Tropical Diseases: Some Global Considerations Section 3: Epidemiology

6 Issues and challenges of public-health research in developing countries Section 4: Clinical assessment

7 Emergency and intensive care medicine in resource poor settings 8 Ultrasound in tropical medicine Section 5: Viral Infection

9 HIV: Epidemiology in the Tropics 10 Clinical Features and Management of HIV/AIDS 11 HIV/AIDS in children 12 HIV/AIDS prevention 13 Viral hepatitis 14 Arbovirus infections 15 Dengue 16 Viral hemorrhagic fevers 17 Rabies 18 Rotavirus and other viral diarrhea 19 Respiratory viruses and atypical bacteria 20 Viral Exanthems 21 Virus infections of the nervous system Section 6: Bacterial Infections

22 Tropical rickettsial infections 23 Sexually transmitted infections (excluding HIV) 24 Bacterial Enteropathogens (Shigella, dystentery, cholorea, E coli) 25 Salmonella infections 26 Pneumococcal disease 27 Bacterial meningitis 28 Brucellosis 29 Noma, Actinomycosis and Nocardia 30 Bartonellosis, Cat-scratch Disease, Trench Fever, Human Erlichiosis 31 Anthrax 32 Tetanus 33 Plague 34 Melioidosis 35 Diphtheria 36 Endemic treponematosis including yaws and other spirochetes 37 Leptospirosis Section 7: Fungal Infections

38 Fungal Infections 39 Pneumocystis jirovecii infection Section 8: Mycobacterial Infections

40 Tuberculosis 41 Leprosy 42 Mycobacterium ulcerans disease Section 9: Protozoan Infections

43 Malaria 44 Babesiosis 45 Human African trypanosomiasis 46 American Trypanosomiasis: Chagas Disease 47 Leishmaniasis 48 Toxoplasmosis 49 Intestinal Protozoa 50 Pathogenic and Opportunistic Free-Living Amebae: Agents of Human and Animal Disease 51 Trichomonas vaginalis Section 10: Helminthic Infections

52 Schistosomiasis 53 Food-borne Trematodes 54 The filariases 55 Soil-transmitted Helminths (Geohelminths) 56 Echinococcosis/Hydatidosis 57 Other Cestode Infections: Intestinal cestodes, cysticercosis, other larval cestode infections Section 11: Ectoparasites

58 Scabies 59 Louse infestation 60 Other Ectoparasites: Leeches, Myiasis and Sand fleas Section 12: Non-communicable diseases in the tropics

61 Non-Communicable Diseases: Equity, Action & Targets 62 Cardiovascular and vascular disease in the tropics including stroke, hypertension and ischemic heart disease 63 Diabetes in the tropics 64 Cancer in the tropics 65 Hematological diseases in the tropics 66 Renal disease in the tropics 67 Ophthalmology in the tropics and subtropics 68 Dermatological problems 69 Musculoskeletal disorders 70 Respiratory problems in the tropics 71 Tropical Neurology 72 Psychiatry 73 Tropical Oral Health Section 13: Environmental Disorders

74 Environmental Stress 75 Venomous and poisonous animals 76 Plant poisons and traditional medicines Section 14: Nutrition

77 Nutrition-associated Disease 78 Obesity in the tropics Section 15: Maternal/child health

79 Obstetrics in the tropics 80 Pediatrics in the tropics Appendices -

A1 Clinical laboratory diagnosis A2 Parasitic Protozoa A3 Medical helminthology A4 Medical acarology and entomology A5 Sources of Information in Tropical Medicine

Review quotes

"After it’s first publication in 1898, this is now the 23rd edition of Manson’s Tropical Diseases, a very well written and edited book that provides excellent and profound knowledge on tropical diseases around the world! The outstanding information written by internationally recognized experts is provided in an excellent readable style, and as it is very clinically oriented it addresses practitioners as well as students working in this topic." Reviewed by Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease, March 2015

Product details

  • Edition: 23
  • Latest edition
  • Published: October 26, 2013
  • Language: English

About the authors

JF

Jeremy Farrar

Jeremy Farrar is a leading global health expert, serving as the Chief Scientist at the World Health Organization since May 2023. He oversees WHO’s science division, uniting experts worldwide to promote evidence-based policies and equitable access to health innovations.

Prior to WHO, Farrar was the Director of the Wellcome Trust from 2013 to 2023, where he led major reforms and focused on global challenges such as climate and health, infectious diseases, and mental health, emphasizing diversity and inclusion. Before that, he spent over 17 years as the Director of the Clinical Research Unit at the Hospital for Tropical Diseases in Vietnam, specializing in infectious diseases like influenza, HIV, dengue, and antimicrobial resistance.

A trained neurologist and infectious disease specialist, he holds a PhD in Immunology from Oxford, developed with UCSF. Farrar has published over 600 articles and received numerous honors, including knighthood in 2018, the President Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter Humanitarian Award, and the Order of the Rising Sun from Japan.

In his WHO role, he leads efforts on disease prevention, health promotion, and addressing the health impacts of climate change and migration.

Affiliations and expertise
Chief Scientist World Health Organization

PH

Peter J. Hotez

Affiliations and expertise
Dean, National School of Tropical Medicine, Professor, Pediatrics and Molecular Virology & Microbiology, Baylor College of Medicine; Endowed Chair of Tropical Pediatrics, Texas Children’s Hospital, Houston, Texas, USA

TJ

Thomas Junghanss

Affiliations and expertise
Internal Medicine, subspecialties Tropical Medicine and Infectious Diseases, Professor (apl) Section Clinical Tropical Medicine University Hospital Heidelberg Heidelberg, Germany

GK

Gagandeep Kang

Gagandeep Kang - From 1 May 2023, Director-EDGE, Global Health, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Affiliations and expertise
Professor, Gastrointestinal Sciences, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India

DL

David Lalloo

David Lalloo, MBBS, MD, FRCP, FFTM, RCPS(Glasg) Director and Professor of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, UK
Affiliations and expertise
Director and Professor of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, UK

NW

Nicholas J. White

Nicholas J. White, OBE, MD, DSc, FRCP, F Med Sci, FRS Professor of Tropical Medicine, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand; Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
Affiliations and expertise
Professor of Tropical Medicine, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand; Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK

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