Physician's Guide to Arthropods of Medical Importance

This text is a useful tool for identifying arthropods - including varieties of insects, spiders, mites and scorpions - and the health problems they cause. Diseases spread by arthropods and reactions to their stings and bites are serious threats to human health. The text provides detailed information about insect and other arthropod-caused health problems. Updated and illustrated, this is a guide to insects and arthropods of public health concern.