Direct Injury: Phobias, Psychoses, Annoyance, Allergies, Toxins, Venoms and Myiasis
| Autor: | Stephen K. Wikel, S. E. Kunz, John D. Edman, Jonathan F. Day |
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| Rok vydání: | 2000 |
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House dust mite
medicine.medical_specialty Allergy Phobias Entomophobia biology business.industry biochemical phenomena metabolism and nutrition bacterial infections and mycoses medicine.disease biology.organism_classification Head louse medicine.disease_cause Dermatology Airborne allergen stomatognathic system Anesthesia Infestation medicine Myiasis business |
| Zdroj: | Medical Entomology ISBN: 9780792363217 Medical Entomology ISBN: 9781402017940 |
| Popis: | Arthropods cause a wide range of health problems in humans (Table 4.1). Arthropods injure hosts by (1) feeding on their fluids or tissues, (2) inflicting toxic stings or bites, (3) stimulating allergies and hypersensitivity reactions, (4) inducing phobias and psychoses and (5) accidental infestation and invasion. Arthropod injury is perceived falsely in entomophobia and delusory parasitosis, but these conditions still represent important health problems. Arthropod-caused injuries are usually the result of direct contact with arthropods but as in the case of airborne allergens, may result from indirect contact. Also, skin or tissue damage caused by arthropods can open the door to serious secondary bacterial infections. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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