Parasite and Disease Spread by Major Rivers on Earth

Chapter 1: Important rivers and their worldwide contributions to epidemics on earth.- Chapter 2: Conquering the God of Plague in China: a tale of over 60 years.- Chapter 3: Cholera (Blue skin disease) and its history.- Chapter 4: Spreading of cholera along rivers in early times of the USA before detection of the agents of disease.- Chapter 5: Human cercarial dermatitis (HCD) or swimmer's itch along rivers and lakes.- Chapter 6: Blood sucking leeches - not only nasty but also dangerous and helpful.- Chapter 7: Important foodbornetrematodiases in Lower Mekong River Basin.- Chapter 8: Important protozoan diseases in Lower Mekong River Basin.- Chapter 9: Free-living amoebae and associated drug resistant bacteria in surface waters-A public health concern?.- Chapter 10. Nile River, Impact on Human Health in Egypt from Pharaohs until now.- Chapter 11: Epidemic status of schistosomiasis control in Guangdong province. Chapter 12: Konna - a help for a self-help project atthe Niger River in Mali.- Chapter 13: Leishmaniasis in Israel and Palestinian territories.- Chapter 14: Past and present of tropical diseases in the Amazon river.- Chapter 15: Brazil's big river projects and their impact on the occurrence of tropical diseases.- Chapter 16: The major rivers and the genesis of the recent area of ticks Ixodes persulcatus in Western Siberia.- Chapter 17: The Main River and Main-Danube Canal - a hub for Ponto-Caspian parasite invasion.- Chapter 18: "Father Rhine" - from the Alps to the North Sea.- Chapter 19: The River Rhine as hotspot of parasite invasions.- Chapter 20: Free-living amoebae in rivers and ponds and their multiple role in environmental health.