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Guide to Venomous and Medically Important Invertebrates, 1ed

Though many are harmless and even beneficial, invertebrates are some of the world’s most feared and dangerous creatures.

Guide to Venomous and Medically Important Invertebrates describes the health threats posed by invertebrate groups worldwide, from physical pain and annoyance to disease transmission risk. Featuring clear photographs, distribution maps and descriptions of biological, physical and behavioral characteristics of key groups, this book aids identification of potentially harmful invertebrates. It also summarizes personal protection measures to reduce the risk of attack and disease, and provides guidance on treatment.

This book will help to protect the health of travellers and serve as a reference for medical personnel working in high-risk areas, as well as those interested in entomology.

Doctors David Bowles, James Swaby and Harold Harlan are retired United States military medical entomologists. They have more than 90 years’ collective experience working with and publishing on venomous and medically important invertebrates from around the world.

This guide summarizes threats from various medically important invertebrate groups worldwide, including physical pain and annoyance to disease transmission risk. It also summarizes personal protective measures that one should embrace to prevent attack and disease risk, and it briefly addresses treatments where applicable. Crucial for protecting the health of those who work with animals, it will serve as a strong reference as well for medical personnel working in high risk areas, travel planners, and other interested parties.|This guide summarizes threats from various medically important invertebrate groups worldwide, including physical pain and annoyance to disease transmission risk. It also summarizes personal protective measures that one should embrace to prevent attack and disease risk, and it briefly addresses treatments where applicable. Crucial for protecting the health of those who work with animals, it will serve as a strong reference as well for medical personnel working in high risk areas, travel planners, and other interested parties.

• An essential guide for identifying and mitigating risks from invertebrates worldwide
• Provides distribution maps, key features, photographs and general descriptions of the most dangerous invertebrates
• Summarizes expected reactions to invertebrate attacks, and their treatment (if known)
• Describes personal protective measures and provides recommendations that individuals can use to protect themselves from dangerous invertebrates

Contents

Dangerous invertebrates
Invertebrate threats
Personal protection measures
Sponges (Phylum Porifera)
Coelenterates (Phylum Cnidaria: jellyfish, sea anemones, sea fans, corals)
Bryozoans (Phylum Bryozoa)
Echinoderms (Phylum Echinodermata: sea stars, brittle stars, sea urchins, sea cucumbers)
Segmented worms (Phylum Annelida: leeches, polychaetes)
Molluscs (Phylum Mollusca: cephalopods, cone shells, sea butterflies, sea slugs, snails)
Spiders (Order Araneae)
Scorpions (Order Scorpiones)
Mites and chiggers (Subclass Acari)
Ticks (Subclass Acari) 75
Centipedes and millipedes (Classes Chilopoda and Diplopoda)
Crustacea
Lice (Order Phthiraptera)
Cockroaches (Order Blattodea)
True bugs (Order Hemiptera)
Ants, bees, wasps and hornets (Order Hymenoptera)
Moths (Order Lepidoptera)
Beetles (Order Coleoptera)
Flies (Order Diptera)
Fleas (Order Siphonaptera)