Leishmaniases in Biology and Medicine, Volume 1

by Wallace Peters (Editor), R. Killick-Kendrick (Editor)

A complete clinical guide to leishmaniasis, a tropical and subtropical disease caused by leishmania and transmitted by the bite of sandflies. It affects either the skin or the internal organs. Introduction; Genetics of susceptibility and resistance in the vertebrate host; visceral leishmaniasis and post-kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis; Old World Cutaneous and mucocutaneous leishmaniasis; American cutaneous and mucocutaneous leishmaniasis; Pathology; Diagnosis; Clinical and Experimental; Experimental Chemotherapy; Therapy in Man; Control of Transmission; Past and Future Role in Control; Index.

550 pages, Hardcover

Published February 11, 1987