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| Preface | |
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| Acknowledgments | |
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| Arthropods and Human Health | |
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| Arthropods and Health | |
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| Classification of Arthropods | |
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| Insects | |
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| Spiders | |
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| Mites and Ticks | |
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| Scorpions | |
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| Centipedes and Millipedes | |
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| Medical Importance of Arthropods | |
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| Historical Aspects of Medically Important Arthropods | |
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| Direct Effects on Health | |
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| Indirect Effects on Health | |
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| Dynamics of Arthropod-Borne Diseases | |
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| Mechanical vs Biological Transmission of Pathogens | |
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| Mechanical Transmission | |
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| Biological Transmission | |
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| Vector Competence | |
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| Incrimination of Vectors: A Complicated Issue | |
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| Major Arthropod-Borne Diseases | |
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| Mosquito-Borne Diseases | |
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| Basic Mosquito Biology | |
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| Malaria | |
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| Introduction | |
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| The Disease and Its Diagnosis | |
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| The Causative Agent and Life Cycle | |
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| Mosquito Vectors and Behavior | |
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| Malaria Treatment and Control | |
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| Mosquito-Transmitted Encephalitis Viruses | |
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| Introduction and General Comments | |
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| Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) | |
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| St. Louis Encephalitis (SLE) | |
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| West Nile Encephalitis (WNV) | |
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| Other Mosquito-Borne Viruses | |
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| Dengue Fever | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Spread of the Virus | |
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| Clinical and Laboratory Characteristics | |
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| Treatment, Prevention, and Control | |
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| Yellow Fever (YF) | |
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| Introduction and Medical Significance | |
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| Brief History of Yellow Fever | |
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| Jungle vs Urban YF Cycles | |
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| Treatment and Prevention | |
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| Lymphatic Filariasis | |
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| Introduction and Medical Significance | |
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| Clinical and Laboratory Findings | |
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| Ecology of Lymphatic Filariasis | |
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| Other Human-Infesting Filarial Worms | |
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| Tick-Borne Diseases | |
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| Basic Tick Biology | |
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| Rocky Mountain-Spotted Fever (RMSF) | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Clinical and Laboratory Aspects of RMSF | |
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| Ecology of RMSF | |
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| Prevention and Treatment of RMSF | |
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| American Boutonneuse Fever (ABF) | |
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| Introduction and Background | |
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| Clinical and Laboratory Description of a Case of ABF | |
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| Ecology of ABF | |
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| Prevention and Treatment of ABF | |
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| Other Spotted Fever Group Rickettsioses | |
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| Boutonneuse Fever | |
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| African Tick-Bite Fever | |
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| Siberian Tick Typhus | |
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| Queensland Tick Typhus | |
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| Ehrlichiosis | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Clinical and Laboratory Findings | |
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| Ecology of Ehrlichiosis | |
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| Treatment and Control of Ehrlichiosis | |
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| Lyme Disease | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Background and Historical Information | |
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| Clinical and Laboratory Findings | |
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| Ecology of LD | |
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| Treatment | |
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| Tularemia | |
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| Introduction and Medical Significance of Tularemia | |
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| Clinical and Laboratory Findings | |
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| Arthropod Transmission of the Tularemia Organism | |
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| Treatment | |
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| Human Babesiosis | |
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| Introduction and Medical Significance | |
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| Clinical and Laboratory Findings | |
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| Species of Babesia and Their Ecology | |
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| Treatment and Control | |
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| Viruses Transmitted by Ticks | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Tick-Borne Encephalitis (TBE) | |
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| Colorado Tick Fever (CTF) | |
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| Tick-Borne Relapsing Fever (TBRF) | |
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| Introduction and Medical Significance | |
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| Clinical and Laboratory Findings | |
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| The Etiologic Agent and Its Relationship to Louse-Borne Relapsing Fever | |
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| Ecology of TBRF | |
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| Treatment and Control | |
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| Tick Paralysis | |
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| Introduction and Medical Significance | |
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| Clinical Features | |
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| Ticks Involved and Mechanism of Paralysis | |
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| Prevention and Treatment | |
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| Flea-Borne Diseases | |
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| Basic Flea Biology | |
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| Plague | |
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| Introduction and Clinical Presentation | |
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| History | |
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| Ecology of Plague | |
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| Diagnosis and Treatment | |
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| Murine Typhus | |
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| Introduction and Medical Significance | |
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| Clinical and Laboratory Findings | |
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| Ecology of Murine Typhus | |
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| Treatment | |
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| Cat-Scratch Disease (CSD) | |
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| Introduction and Clinical Presentation | |
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| Reservoirs and Mode(s) of Transmission | |
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| Treatment | |
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| Sand Fly-Transmitted Diseases | |
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| Basic Sand Fly Biology | |
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| Leishmaniasis | |
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| Introduction and Medical Significance | |
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| Clinical Manifestations and Diagnosis | |
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| Ecology of Leishmaniasis | |
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| Treatment and Control of Leishmaniasis | |
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| Other Sand Fly-Transmitted Diseases | |
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| Bartonellosis (Carrion's Disease) | |
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| Sand Fly Fever | |
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| Miscellaneous Vector-Borne Diseases | |
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| Chagas' Disease | |
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| Introduction and Medical Significance | |
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| Clinical and Laboratory Findings | |
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| Ecology of Chagas' Disease and Its Vectors | |
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| Treatment, Prevention, and Control | |
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| African Sleeping Sickness | |
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| Introduction and Medical Significance | |
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| Clinical and Laboratory Findings | |
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| Ecology of African Sleeping Sickness and Its Vectors | |
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| Treatment, Prevention, and Control | |
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| Onchocerciasis | |
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| Introduction and Medical Significance | |
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| Clinical and Laboratory Findings | |
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| Ecology of Onchocerciasis and Its Vectors | |
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| Treatment, Prevention, and Control | |
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| Scrub Typhus (ST) | |
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| Introduction and Medical Significance | |
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| Clinical and Laboratory Findings | |
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| Ecology of ST and Its Vectors | |
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| Treatment, Prevention, and Control | |
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| Louse-Borne Infections | |
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| General and Medical Importance of Body Lice | |
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| Epidemic Typhus | |
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| Trench Fever | |
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| Louse-Borne Relapsing Fever (LBRF) | |
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| Treatment, Prevention, and Control of Louse-Borne Diseases | |
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| Bed Bugs: Do They Transmit Diseases? | |
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| Introduction and Bed Bug Biology | |
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| Bed Bugs and Disease Transmission | |
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| Why Mosquitoes and Other Arthropods Cannot Transmit HIV | |
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| Other Arthropod-Caused or -Related Problems | |
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| Brown Recluse Bites: Facts and Fables | |
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| Introduction and Biology | |
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| Facts and Fables About Brown Recluse Bites | |
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| Differential Diagnosis | |
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| Treatment of Bites | |
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| Fire Ant Attacks on Humans | |
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| The Problem | |
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| Effects of the Venom | |
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| Infectious Complications | |
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| Protecting Patients in Health Care Facilities from Ant Attacks | |
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| Medical Conditions Caused by Arthropod Stings or Bites | |
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| Introduction and Medical Significance | |
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| Pathogenesis | |
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| Mouthpart Types | |
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| Sting Apparatus | |
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| Direct Damage to Tissue | |
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| Infectious Complications | |
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| Clues to Recognizing Insect Bites or Stings | |
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| Diagnosis | |
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| Summary and Conclusions | |
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| Myiasis | |
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| Introduction and Medical Significance | |
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| Accidental Myiasis | |
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| Facultative Myiasis | |
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| Obligate Myiasis | |
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| Contributing Factors | |
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| Accidental Myiasis | |
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| Facultative Myiasis | |
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| Obligate Myiasis | |
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| Myiasis in Clinical Practice | |
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| Differential Diagnosis | |
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| Prevention, Treatment, and Control | |
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| Imaginary Insect or Mite Infestations | |
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| Introduction and Medical Significance | |
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| Clinical Aspects and Contributing Factors | |
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| Differential Diagnosis | |
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| Treatment Strategies | |
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| Signs and Symptoms of Arthropod-Borne Diseases | |
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| Diagnostic Tests Used in Arthropod-Borne Diseases | |
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| Agglutination | |
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| Complement Fixation | |
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| Direct Fluorescent Antibody | |
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| Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA) | |
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| Hemagglutination Inhibition (HI) | |
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| Immunohistochemistry (IHC) | |
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| Indirect Fluorescent Antibody (IFA) | |
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| Leishmanin (Montenegro Test) | |
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| Mazzotti | |
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| Neutralization | |
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| Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) | |
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| Index | |