DDT: The Insecticide Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane and Its Significance / Das Insektizid Dichlordiphenyltrichloräthan und Seine Bedeutung: Human and Veterinary Medicine

Front Matter....Pages 1-8
Front Matter....Pages 9-9
Introduction....Pages 11-13
Clinical Description of Intoxication in Animals....Pages 14-17
Dose-Mortality Relationships in Animals....Pages 18-40
Use of DDT for the Control of Undesirable Vertebrates....Pages 41-42
Pathology....Pages 43-57
Physiology....Pages 58-119
Toxicity of DDT to Man....Pages 120-146
Exposure of Workers....Pages 147-150
The Problem of Residues....Pages 151-185
Protection from Excessive Exposure....Pages 186-199
Hazards to Domestic Animals....Pages 200-204
Hazards to Wildlife....Pages 205-219
Back Matter....Pages 220-247
Front Matter....Pages 249-249
Introduction....Pages 251-252
Mosquito-Borne Diseases....Pages 253-377
Fly-Borne Diseases....Pages 378-399
Louse-Borne Diseases....Pages 400-421
Flea-Borne Diseases....Pages 422-444
Hemiptera-Borne Diseases....Pages 445-447
Tick-Borne Diseases....Pages 448-451
Mite-Borne Diseases....Pages 452-453
Back Matter....Pages 475-502
Front Matter....Pages 249-249
Pest Insects....Pages 454-459
The Use of DDT in Aircraft and Ship Disinsection....Pages 460-463
Resistance to DDT Insecticides Among Arthropods of Public Health Importance....Pages 464-474
Back Matter....Pages 475-502
Front Matter....Pages 503-503
Introduction....Pages 505-506
Mammalian Toxicity of DDT in Relation to Its Use in Veterinary Medicine....Pages 507-508
Types of Formulations....Pages 509-510
Methods of Application. General....Pages 511-514
Control of Parasites While Off the Host....Pages 515-515
Control of Specific Arthropods....Pages 516-561
Back Matter....Pages 562-570