Introduction to Tropical Medicine [PDF]
Tropical medicine deals with infectious and noninfectious diseases geographically located between the tropics of Cancer and Capricorn. It encompasses diseases that result from poverty, poor sanitation, infrastructure, and inadequate health resources.
P. Rupali
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Tropical Medicine in China: Bibliometric Analysis Based on Web of Science (2010–2019) [PDF]
Purpose. The current study quantitatively assessed research trends in tropical medicine in China via a bibliometric method, which used the Web of Science database to analyse the research-based literature related to tropical medicine published from 2010 ...
Zhen Li, Jingbo Xue, Bin Zheng
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Current Use of Ivermectin in Dermatology, Tropical Medicine, and COVID-19: An Update on Pharmacology, Uses, Proven and Varied Proposed Mechanistic Action [PDF]
Ivermectin is a broad-spectrum antiparasitic drug with anti-inflammatory, anti-viral, anti-bacterial, and anti-tumor effects. In this review, we discuss the history, pharmacology, multimodal actions, indications in dermatology and tropical medicine ...
S. Mathachan, K. Sardana, A. Khurana
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Reducing the Carbon Footprint of Academic Conferences: The Example of the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene [PDF]
. We calculated carbon emissions associated with air travel of 4,834 participants at the 2019 annual conference of the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH).
T. Bousema+8 more
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Tropical Medicine and Hygiene [PDF]
THE PRINCE OF WALES opened Mansoii House, the new headquarters in Portland Place, London, W., of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, on March 17.
C. W. Daniels
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Swiss-Chinese Cooperation in Tropical Medicine: The Role of Professor Marcel Tanner [PDF]
This paper is in honour of Professor Marcel Tanner, President of the Swiss Academies of Arts and Sciences, and former Director of the Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH), in Basel, Switzerland.
Shan Lv+5 more
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2018 in review: five hot topics in tropical medicine [PDF]
The year 2018 heralded many new developments in the field of tropical medicine, including licensure of novel drugs for novel indications, licensure of existing drugs for existing indications but in novel settings, and globalized outbreaks of both vector ...
Leila Makhani+10 more
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Research on Tropical Medicine and Germ Theory in Colonial Hong Kong: Focusing on Malaria and Plague Prevention [PDF]
At the end of the nineteenth century, Hong Kong was in the midst of a malaria and plague epidemic which caused a fierce dispute within the medical community over disease theories and quarantine practices.
Kyu-hwan SIHN
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Pediatric tropical medicine: The neglected diseases of children [PDF]
New information released by the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) and the National Resident Matching Program shows continued declines in interest in pediatric infectious diseases as a career, highlighting that we risk losing a generation of ...
P. Hotez+3 more
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The British Army's contribution to tropical medicine [PDF]
Infectious disease has burdened European armies since the Crusades. Beginning in the 18th century, therefore, the British Army has instituted novel methods for the diagnosis, prevention and treatment of tropical diseases.
J. Herron, James Alexander Thomas Dunbar
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