Keywords:
Bats as carriers of disease.
;
Parasites.
;
Electronic books.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
Pages:
1 online resource (195 pages)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
9783642393334
Series Statement:
Parasitology Research Monographs ; v.5
URL:
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/geomar/detail.action?docID=1538611
DDC:
614.43
Language:
English
Note:
Intro -- Preface -- Acknowledgement -- About the Editors -- Contents -- Chapter 1: Introduction: The World of Bats -- References -- Chapter 2: Bats: A Glimpse on Their Astonishing Morphology and Lifestyle -- 2.1 Systematic Position -- 2.2 Morphology -- 2.3 Food of Bats -- 2.4 Social Behavior and Reproduction -- 2.5 Geographic Range -- 2.6 Parasites -- 2.7 Bats as Victims and Vectors of Diseases -- 2.8 Bats and Men -- References -- Chapter 3: Bats as Potential Reservoir Hosts for Vector-Borne Diseases -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Pathogens in Bats, Humans and Haematophagic Insects -- 3.2.1 Bunyaviridae -- 3.2.2 Togaviridae -- 3.2.3 Flaviviridae: Flavivirus -- 3.3 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 4: Bat Endoparasites: A UK Perspective -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Haematozoa -- 4.2.1 Trypanosomes -- 4.2.1.1 Schizotrypanum in UK Bats -- 4.2.1.2 Megatrypanum in UK Bats -- 4.2.2 Piroplasms in UK Bats -- 4.2.3 Haemosporidia in UK Bats -- 4.3 Gastrointestinal Parasites -- 4.3.1 Helminths in UK Bats -- 4.3.2 Coccidia in UK Bats -- 4.4 Toxoplasma gondii: A Significant Natural Reservoir in Bats? -- 4.5 Bat Health and Parasite Infection -- 4.6 Conclusions -- 4.6.1 Future Perspectives -- References -- Chapter 5: Macroparasites of Microchiroptera: Bat Ectoparasites of Central and South America -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Host-Parasite List -- 5.3 Contribution to the Bat Ectoparasite Fauna of Bolivia -- 5.4 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 6: Parasitic Bat Flies (Diptera: Streblidae and Nycteribiidae): Host Specificity and Potential as Vectors -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Biology of Bat Flies -- 6.2.1 Overview -- 6.2.2 Life History -- 6.2.3 Host as Habitat -- 6.2.4 Roost as Habitat -- 6.2.5 Historical View of Host Specificity -- 6.3 Contemporary View of Host Specificity -- 6.3.1 Field Surveys and Natural History Collections.
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6.3.2 Experimental and Molecular Assessments -- 6.3.3 Maintenance of Specificity -- 6.3.4 Breakdown of Specificity -- 6.3.5 Potential as Vectors -- References -- Chapter 7: No Myth But Reality: Blood Licking Bats -- References -- Chapter 8: Vampirism in Medicine and Culture -- 8.1 Some Remarks on the Vampire in Southeast European Folklore -- 8.2 The Vampire and the Bat -- 8.3 Vampirism and Medical History -- 8.4 Bleeding and Blood Transfusion: Vampirism and the Humoural Pathology -- 8.5 The Extraction of Life Force: Vampirism and Magic Medicine -- 8.6 Vampirism as a Metaphor: On the Social Stigmatisation of ``Evil´´ Persons -- 8.7 Vampirism and Esotericism: Some Remarks -- 8.8 A Final Remark: Vampirism and Everything -- References -- Chapter 9: Unsolved and Solved Myths: Chupacabras and ``Goat-Milking´´ Birds -- 9.1 Chupacabras -- 9.2 Goat-Milking Birds: Nightjars -- References -- Chapter 10: Myth and Reality: Candiru, the Bloodsucking Fish That May Enter Humans -- References -- Index.
