Case histories of insect- or arachnid-caused human illness.
Insects, arachnids, and other medically important arthropods affect human health directly by bites, stings, and blisters, and indirectly by disease transmission. In this paper, three widely divergent cases of insect- or arachnid-caused human illness are presented--a spider bite, a mosquito-borne disease case, and an imaginary mite problem. Some key references are included for each topic, as well as editorial comment to add perspective.
Goddard
Jerome
J
Bureau of Environmental Health, Mississippi Department of Health, P.O. Box 1700, Jackson, MS 39215, USA.
Currier
Mary
M
D000382:Agricultural Workers' Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D000818:Animals; D001740:Black Widow Spider; D002648:Child; D003702:Delusions / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D004663:Encephalitis Virus, Eastern Equine / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004683:Encephalomyelitis, Equine / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007299:Insect Bites and Stings; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008924:Mite Infestations / Q000523:psychology; D001098:Spider Bites