Clinical Manual of Tropical Diseases

Author: Gan Shaobo, Editor-in-Chief
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Publish Date: 2007-01-01
Features: For the convenience of clinical medical personnel, the content of this book includes:
1. In the "Disease Section," it only introduces 8 important and common tropical diseases recognized and recommended by the World Health Organization (malaria, schistosomiasis, lymphatic filariasis, leishmaniasis, trypanosomiasis, leprosy, tuberculosis, and dengue), as well as tropical region-specific diseases (yellow fever and Ebola hemorrhagic fever). Each disease includes an overview, clinical manifestations, laboratory tests, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention. To provide readers with non-clinical knowledge about each disease, the "Overview" briefly introduces etiology, epidemiology, and pathology.
2. In the "Laboratory Diagnostic Techniques Section," it mainly introduces the etiological examination methods for malaria, lymphatic filariasis, leishmaniasis, trypanosomiasis, and schistosomiasis. The content is detailed and accompanied by illustrations.
3. In the "Medications for Treating Tropical Diseases Section," it comprehensively introduces antimalarial drugs and also covers commonly used medications for leishmaniasis, trypanosomiasis, lymphatic filariasis, and schistosomiasis. The content includes the indications, contraindications, pharmacology (pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics), adverse reactions, administration instructions, dosage and usage, preparation and specifications of these drugs.