Disease Transmission by Insects
About 100 years ago, it was dicovered that insects transmit grave, mainly tropical diseases - very much to the astonishment of the physicians of that time, who saw this as a new, possibly easy, way of eradicating the diseases by exterminating the vectors. For some years, DDT and other then new insecticides achieved great improvements, but subsequently serious setbacks emerged: insecticide-resistance and anxiety about toxicity to man and animals. In the past twenty years, serious efforts have been made tofind alternatives, with varying degrees of success.
| Autor: | Busvine, James |
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| ISBN: | 9783540554578 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Seitenzahl: | 361 |
| Produktart: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Verlag: | Springer Berlin |
| Veröffentlicht: | 18.03.1993 |
| Untertitel: | Its Discovery and 90 Years of Effort to Prevent it |
| Schlagworte: | Diptera Disease Transmission Geschichte der Medizin History of Medicine Insects Insekten Krankheitsübertragung Malaria Tropenmedizin Tropical Medicine |