Helminth Control in School-Age Children

Helminth Control in School-Age Children
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Publisher : World Health Organization
Total Pages : 90
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ISBN-10 : 9241545569
ISBN-13 : 9789241545563
Rating : 4/5 (69 Downloads)

Synopsis Helminth Control in School-Age Children by : A. Montresor

More than 2000 million people worldwide are affected by schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections and 155 000 deaths are reported each year. These infections are diseases associated with poverty, and in school-age populations in developing countries, intestinal helminth infections rank first among the causes of all communicable and noncommunicable diseases. This book describes a cost-effective approach to the control of these infections, based on the use of periodic parasitological surveys of school population samples. It is intended as a guide for health education managers responsible for implementing community-based programmes.

Disease Control Priorities, Third Edition (Volume 8)

Disease Control Priorities, Third Edition (Volume 8)
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Publisher : World Bank Publications
Total Pages : 977
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ISBN-10 : 9781464804397
ISBN-13 : 1464804397
Rating : 4/5 (97 Downloads)

Synopsis Disease Control Priorities, Third Edition (Volume 8) by : Donald A. P. Bundy

More children born today will survive to adulthood than at any time in history. It is now time to emphasize health and development in middle childhood and adolescence--developmental phases that are critical to health in adulthood and the next generation. Child and Adolescent Health and Development explores the benefits that accrue from sustained and targeted interventions across the first two decades of life. The volume outlines the investment case for effective, costed, and scalable interventions for low-resource settings, emphasizing the cross-sectoral role of education. This evidence base can guide policy makers in prioritizing actions to promote survival, health, cognition, and physical growth throughout childhood and adolescence.

Preventive Chemotherapy in Human Helminthiasis

Preventive Chemotherapy in Human Helminthiasis
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Publisher : World Health Organization
Total Pages : 75
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ISBN-10 : 9789241547109
ISBN-13 : 9241547103
Rating : 4/5 (09 Downloads)

Synopsis Preventive Chemotherapy in Human Helminthiasis by : World Health Organization

This manual focuses on how and when a set of low-cost or free drugs should be used in developing countries to control a set of diseases caused by worm infections. Preventive chemotherapy in this context means using drugs that are effective against a broad range of worm infections to simultaneously treat the four most common diseases caused by worms: river blindness (onchocerciasis), elephantiasis (lymphatic filariasis), schistosomiasis, and soil-transmitted helminthiasis. Significant opportunities also exist to integrate these efforts with the prevention and control of diseases such as trachoma. The new approach provides a critical first step in combining treatment regimens for diseases which, although different in themselves, require common resources and delivery strategies for control or elimination.

Highlighting Operational and Implementation Research for Control of Helminthiasis

Highlighting Operational and Implementation Research for Control of Helminthiasis
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Publisher : Academic Press
Total Pages : 192
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ISBN-10 : 9780081027516
ISBN-13 : 0081027516
Rating : 4/5 (16 Downloads)

Synopsis Highlighting Operational and Implementation Research for Control of Helminthiasis by :

Highlighting Operational and Implementation Research for Control of Helminthiasis, Volume 103 in the Advances in Parasitology series, includes medical studies of parasites of major influence, along with reviews of more traditional areas, such as zoology, taxonomy and life history, all topics which help to shape current thinking and applications. This latest release includes chapters on Helminthiasis Epidemiology and Control: Scoring Successes and Meeting the Remaining Challenges, Worms, History and Swiss TPH, Mobile Microscopy, Combination Chemotherapy, DNDi Portfolio, Pediatric Praziquantel, lessons learned, and Community and Drug Distributor Perceptions and Experiences of Mass Drug Administration for the Elimination of Lymphatic Filariasis, amongst other topics. - Informs and updates on all the latest developments in the field of parasitology - Contains contributions from leading authorities and industry experts - Highlights operational and implementation research for control of helminthiasis

Essentials of Public Health Biology

Essentials of Public Health Biology
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Publisher : Jones & Bartlett Publishers
Total Pages : 661
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ISBN-10 : 9780763744649
ISBN-13 : 0763744646
Rating : 4/5 (49 Downloads)

Synopsis Essentials of Public Health Biology by : Constance Battle

As the only text of its kind, Essentials of Public Health Biology explores pathophysiology within the context of the disciplines and profession of public health. Ideal as a concise review for the student with a science background, this text applies the scientific clinical foundation to the practice of public health through case studies, exercises, points for discussion, and test questions.

Public Health and Infectious Diseases

Public Health and Infectious Diseases
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Publisher : Elsevier
Total Pages : 504
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ISBN-10 : 9780123815071
ISBN-13 : 012381507X
Rating : 4/5 (71 Downloads)

Synopsis Public Health and Infectious Diseases by : Jeffrey Griffiths

Emerging infectious diseases may be defined as diseases being caused by pathogens only recently recognized to exist. This group of diseases is important globally, and the experience of the last 30 years suggests that new emerging diseases are likely to bedevil us. As the global climate changes, so changes the environment, which can support not only the pathogens, but also their vectors of transmission. This expands the exposure and effects of infectious disease and, therefore, the importance of widespread understanding of the relationship between public health and infectious disease. Public Health and Infectious Diseases brings together chapters that explain reasons for the emergence of these infectious diseases. These include the ecological context of human interactions with other humans, with animals that may host human pathogens, and with a changing agricultural and industrial environment, increasing resistance to antimicrobials, the ubiquity of global travel, and international commerce. - Features the latest discoveries related to influenza with a newly published article by Davidson Hamer and Jean van Seventer - Provides a listing of rare diseases that have become resurgent or spread their geographic distribution and are re-emergent - Highlights dengue and malaria, as well as agents such as West Nile and other arboviruses that have spread to new continents causing widespread concerns - Includes discussions of climate influencing the spread of infectious disease and political and societal aspects

Neglected Tropical Diseases - Sub-Saharan Africa

Neglected Tropical Diseases - Sub-Saharan Africa
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Publisher : Springer
Total Pages : 421
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ISBN-10 : 9783319254715
ISBN-13 : 3319254715
Rating : 4/5 (15 Downloads)

Synopsis Neglected Tropical Diseases - Sub-Saharan Africa by : John Gyapong

This book provides an overview on the major neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) occurring in Sub-Saharan Africa, such as Leishmaniasis, Buruli Ulcer and Schistosomiasis. In well-structured chapters epidemiology and biology of these parasitic diseases will be discussed in detail. Further, diagnostics and therapeutic approaches as well as prevention strategies will be reviewed. The book will be of interest to basic researchers and clinicians engaged in infectious disease, tropical medicine, and parasitology, and a must-have for scientists specialized in the characteristics of the Sub-Saharan region.

Controlling Disease Due to Helminth Infections

Controlling Disease Due to Helminth Infections
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Publisher : World Health Organization
Total Pages : 269
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ISBN-10 : 9789241562393
ISBN-13 : 9241562390
Rating : 4/5 (93 Downloads)

Synopsis Controlling Disease Due to Helminth Infections by : Crompton D.W.T.

Helminth infections are caused by parasitic worms (including tapeworms and roundworms). These diseases are associated with poverty, and in school-age populations in developing countries, intestinal helminth infections rank first among the causes of all communicable and noncommunicable diseases. This book is based on papers presented at an OECD conference, held in Bali, Indonesia in February 2000, which sought to review activities for the control of diseases due to soil-transmitted helminth infections in Indonesia and neighbouring countries.

Tropical Medicine

Tropical Medicine
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Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages : 425
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ISBN-10 : 9780470658536
ISBN-13 : 0470658533
Rating : 4/5 (36 Downloads)

Synopsis Tropical Medicine by : Nick Beeching

Providing a comprehensive introduction to the study of tropical medicine, this new edition has been thoroughly revised and updated to include new content and more illustrations and clinical photographs to aid understanding. Now fully supported by a companion website containing hundreds of interactive multiple-choice questions, and available in a range of digital formats, Tropical Medicine Lecture Notes is the perfect resource for study and revision, and is the ideal companion for those practising medicine in tropical and sub-tropical regions. New edition of the best-selling tropical medicine textbook Brand new chapters covering Ophthalmology and Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) Increased coverage of malaria, tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS More colour illustrations and photographs for greater clarity and understanding Fully supported by a companion website at www.lecturenoteseries.com/tropicalmed containing figures and summaries from the book in PowerPoint format, and hundreds of interactive MCQs (written by Dom Colbert) Now available in a range of digital formats - perfect for on-the-go study and clinical practice