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Disease Transmission by Insects, its Discovery - Couverture souple

Busvine, James

 
9783540554578: Disease Transmission by Insects, its Discovery
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 3540554572 ISBN 13 : 9783540554578
Editeur : Springer-Verlag, 2000

Synopsis

About 100 years ago, it was dicovered that insects transmitgrave, mainly tropical diseases - very much to theastonishment of the physicians of that time, who saw this asa new, possibly easy, way of eradicating the diseases byexterminating the vectors. For some years, DDT and otherthen new insecticides achieved great improvements, butsubsequently serious setbacks emerged:insecticide-resistance and anxiety about toxicity to man andanimals. In the past twenty years, serious efforts have beenmade tofind alternatives, with varying degrees of success.

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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.

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Éditeur
Springer-Verlag
Date d'édition
2000
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
3540554572
ISBN 13 
9783540554578
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
373
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