Helminth Infections and their Impact on Global Public Health

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Bruschi, Fabrizio (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Vienna : Springer Vienna : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Θέματα: Medicine.; Medical microbiology.; Parasitology.; Public health.; Health promotion.; Biomedicine.; Medical Microbiology.; Health Promotion and Disease Prevention.; Public Health.
• Φυσική περιγραφή: XIII, 502 p. 43 illus., 31 illus. in color. online resource.
• ISBN: 9783709117828

This book gives an up-to-date overview of the epidemiology (including molecular typing), specific biological, immunological and immunopathological aspects, diagnosis and perspectives of control of the most common helminth human infections. Helminths are long-lived multicellular organisms that have co-evolved with humans over many thousands of years. They are responsible for infections which affect around one third of the human population, at global level. Despite the huge efforts in research during the last years, effective control of helminth infections is still far from optimal standards and the resulting diseases remain neglected.