Main description:

Covering all major arthropods of medical importance worldwide, this award-winning resource has established itself as a standard reference for almost 25 years. With the globilization of commerce and the world becoming more intimately connected through the everyday ease of travel, unknown arthropod species are being increasingly encountered. This means access to up-to-date, authoritative information in medical entomology has never been more important. Now in its seventh edition, this book maintains its well-acclaimed status as the ultimate easy-to-use guide to identify disease-carrying arthropods, the common signs and symptoms of vector-borne diseases, and the current recommended procedures for treatment.

Includes an in-depth chapter with diagnostic aids to help physicians to recognize and accurately diagnose arthropod-related diseases and conditions more easily
Updates all chapters with the latest medical and scientific findings, including Zika virus, red meat allergy, new viruses found in ticks, and vaccine development for malaria and dengue fever
Presents a greater medical parasitology emphasis throughout
Offers electronic downloads containing additional photographs of arthropod-caused diseases and lesions, as well as instructional videos with pest identification aids, basic entomology, and insect and pest ecology.
Illustrated throughout with detailed color images to aid identification, The Goddard Guide to Arthropods of Medical Importance, Seventh Edition will remain an essential guide for physicians, public health officials, and pest control professionals.

Contents:

Part I Pathological Conditions Caused by Arthropods and Principles of Their Treatment 1 Principles of Treatment for Arthropod Bites, Stings, and Other Exposure 2 Allergy to Arthropods 3 Stings 4 Bites 5 Blistering, Dermatitis, and Urticaria from Contact with Arthropods 6 Myiasis (Invasion of Human Tissues by Fly Larvae) 7 Delusions of Parasitosis (Imaginary Insect or Mite Infestations) PART II Identification of Arthropods and the Diseases They Cause 8 Identification of Medically Important Arthropods 9 Clinician's Guide to Common Arthropod Bites and Stings PART III Arthropods of Medical Importance 10 Ants 11 Bees 12 Beetles 13 Bugs (The True Bugs) 14 Caterpillars (Urticating) 15 Centipedes 16 Cockroaches 17 Earwigs 18 Fleas 19 Flies (Biting) 20 Flies (Nonbiting) 21 Flies (That Might Cause Myiasis) 22 Lice 23 Millipedes 24 Mites 25 Mosquitoes 26 Moths (Species Whose Scales or Hairs Cause Irritation) 27 Pentastomes (Tongue Worms) 28 Scorpions 29 Spiders 30 Ticks 31 Wasps (Yellowjackets, Hornets, and Paper Wasps) PART IV Personal Protection Measures against Arthropods 32 Pros and Cons of Insect Repellents 33 Arthropod-Specific Personal Protection Techniques