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Tropical medicine is an interdisciplinary branch of medicine that deals with health issues that occur uniquely, are more widespread, or are more difficult to control in tropical and subtropical regions. [1] Physicians in this field diagnose and treat a variety of diseases and ailments. Most infections they deal with are endemic to the tropics.
Jan 1, 2014 · Abstract. This new fourth edition of the Oxford Handbook of Tropical Medicine is the definitive resource for medical problems in tropical regions, and in low-resource settings. Comprehensive in scope, and concise in style, it is fully revised and updated and includes brand new chapters on humanitarian crises, poisoning and envenoming ...
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tropical medicine, medical science applied to diseases that occur primarily in countries with tropical or subtropical climates. Tropical medicine is a critical part of global health, particularly because it encompasses preventable diseases that affect impoverished communities and regions.
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Institute for Tropical Medicine Tübingen. The Institute for Tropical Medicine, Travel Medicine, and Human Parasitology (Institut für Tropenmedizin, Reisemedizin, Humanparasitolgie, (ITM)) specializes in infectious diseases, tropical diseases and human parasitosis.
Tropical Medicine . Tropical medicine covers a wide range of tropical infections from hepatitis to malaria to dengue, found principally in the tropics. These tropical diseases tend to flourish in hot and humid conditions and can be especially prevalent in poorly financially resourced areas.
Tropical medicine is the study of the world’s major tropical diseases and related conditions, which include a group of 17 neglected tropical diseases (sometimes referred to as ‘NTDs’) such as hookworm infection, schistosomiasis, river blindness, elephantiasis, trachoma, Chagas disease, Buruli ulcer, and leishmaniasis, as well as HIV/AIDS, tuberc...
Pathogens and Global Health is a peer-reviewed medical journal published by Taylor & Francis. It covers tropical diseases, including their microbiology, epidemiology and molecular biology, as well as medical entomology, HIV/AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis.