Open AccessHistory of U.S. Military Contributions to the Study of Parasitic Diseases
Author(s) -
Nancy F. Crum,
Naomi Aronson,
Edith Lederman,
Janice M. Rusnak,
John H. Cross
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
military medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.442
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1930-613X
pISSN - 0026-4075
DOI - 10.7205/milmed.170.4s.17
Subject(s) - military medicine , filariasis , leishmaniasis , schistosomiasis , angiostrongyliasis , environmental health , medical evacuation , military personnel , medicine , helminthiasis , trypanosomiasis , helminths , immunology , geography , angiostrongylus cantonensis , medical emergency , archaeology
U.S. military researchers have made major contributions to the discovery, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of a number of parasitic diseases. We review the paramount U.S. military contributions to the understanding of leishmaniasis, filariasis, schistosomiasis, trypanosomiasis, gastrointestinal parasites, intestinal capillariasis, and angiostrongyliasis.
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