James H. Diaz, MD, DrPH, is a Professor of Public Health and Preventive Medicine at the LSU School of Public Health in New Orleans, LA. Dr. Diaz’s current academic and clinical research interests include (1) occupational and environmental toxicology; (2) infectious diseases, poisonings, and injuries in international travelers; (3) emerging environmentally associated diseases and poisonings, particularly food-borne, water-borne, and vector-borne infectious diseases and poisonings; and (4) the impact of climate change on natural disasters and their public health outcomes. Dr. Diaz has published over 300 original articles and chapters in scientific journals and textbooks. Dr. Diaz currently authors the six-chapter section with updates on ectoparasitic infectious diseases in Mandell, Douglas, and Bennett’s Principles and Practice of Infectious Diseases, the internationally recognized reference text on infectious diseases.

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• 1. Introduction to Mite-Borne Infections, Infestations, and Allergies2. Chiggers or Trombiculosis3. Scabies4. Rickettsialpox5. Scrub Typhus6. Human Follicle Mites and Demodicidosis7. Zoonotic (Animal) Mites and Allergies8. Insect (Itch) Mites and Allergies9. Plant, Food, Food Storage, and Dust Mites and Allergies10. Disparities in Mite-Borne Infections, Infestations, and Allergies11. Delusional Infestations by Mites and Other Parasites12. The Prevention and Control of Mite-Borne Infections, Infestations, and Allergies13. Insect Repellants vs. Insecticides: Efficacy, Safety, and Toxicity14. Conclusions

James H. Diaz, MD, DrPH, is a Professor of Public Health and Preventive Medicine at the LSU School of Public Health in New Orleans, LA. Dr. Diaz’s current academic and clinical research interests include (1) occupational and environmental toxicology; (2) infectious diseases, poisonings, and injuries in international travelers; (3) emerging environmentally associated diseases and poisonings, particularly food-borne, water-borne, and vector-borne infectious diseases and poisonings; and (4) the impact of climate change on natural disasters and their public health outcomes. Dr. Diaz has published over 300 original articles and chapters in scientific journals and textbooks. Dr. Diaz currently authors the six-chapter section with updates on ectoparasitic infectious diseases in Mandell, Douglas, and Bennett’s Principles and Practice of Infectious Diseases, the internationally recognized reference text on infectious diseases.

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• 1. Introduction to Mite-Borne Infections, Infestations, and Allergies2. Chiggers or Trombiculosis3. Scabies4. Rickettsialpox5. Scrub Typhus6. Human Follicle Mites and Demodicidosis7. Zoonotic (Animal) Mites and Allergies8. Insect (Itch) Mites and Allergies9. Plant, Food, Food Storage, and Dust Mites and Allergies10. Disparities in Mite-Borne Infections, Infestations, and Allergies11. Delusional Infestations by Mites and Other Parasites12. The Prevention and Control of Mite-Borne Infections, Infestations, and Allergies13. Insect Repellants vs. Insecticides: Efficacy, Safety, and Toxicity14. Conclusions

James H. Diaz, MD, DrPH, is a Professor of Public Health and Preventive Medicine at the LSU School of Public Health in New Orleans, LA. Dr. Diaz’s current academic and clinical research interests include (1) occupational and environmental toxicology; (2) infectious diseases, poisonings, and injuries in international travelers; (3) emerging environmentally associated diseases and poisonings, particularly food-borne, water-borne, and vector-borne infectious diseases and poisonings; and (4) the impact of climate change on natural disasters and their public health outcomes. Dr. Diaz has published over 300 original articles and chapters in scientific journals and textbooks. Dr. Diaz currently authors the six-chapter section with updates on ectoparasitic infectious diseases in Mandell, Douglas, and Bennett’s Principles and Practice of Infectious Diseases, the internationally recognized reference text on infectious diseases.

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• 1. Introduction to Mite-Borne Infections, Infestations, and Allergies2. Chiggers or Trombiculosis3. Scabies4. Rickettsialpox5. Scrub Typhus6. Human Follicle Mites and Demodicidosis7. Zoonotic (Animal) Mites and Allergies8. Insect (Itch) Mites and Allergies9. Plant, Food, Food Storage, and Dust Mites and Allergies10. Disparities in Mite-Borne Infections, Infestations, and Allergies11. Delusional Infestations by Mites and Other Parasites12. The Prevention and Control of Mite-Borne Infections, Infestations, and Allergies13. Insect Repellants vs. Insecticides: Efficacy, Safety, and Toxicity14. Conclusions