Table of Contents
Preface
Chapter 1. Tularemia Epidemiology and Diagnostic Methods
(Barış Düzgün – Medical Microbiology Laboratory, Fatih State Hospital, Trabzon, Turkey)
Chapter 2. Pathogenesis of Tularemia
(Cansu Benli Işık – Department of Medical Pathology, University of Health Sciences, Samsun Research and Training Hospital, Samsun, Turkey)
Chapter 3. Clinical Picture and Treatment of Tularemia
(Emine Sehmen – Clinic of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Gazi State Hospital, Samsun, Turkey)
Chapter 4. Epidemiology and Laboratory Diagnosis of Lyme Disease
(Eşe Başbulut – Department of Medical Microbiology, Health Science University, Samsun Training and Research Hospital, Samsun, Turkey)
Chapter 5. Pathogenesis of Lyme Disease
(Seda Koç Şahin – Department of Pathology, Samsun Training and Research Hospital, Health Sciences University, Samsun, Turkey
Chapter 6. Lyme Disease: Dermatological Perspective
(Gökhan Şahin – Department of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine, Ondokuz Mayıs University, Samsun, Turkey
Chapter 7. Lyme Disease: Neurological Perspective
(Murat Polat – Department of Neurology, Ondokuz Mayıs University, Samsun, Turkey
Chapter 8. Lyme Disease: Cardiological Perspective
(Enis Behçet Ağırdıcı – Department of Cardiology, Katip Çelebi University, Ataturk Training and Research Hospital, Izmir, Turkey
Chapter 9. Lyme Disease and Nephrologic Approach
(Demet Yavuz and Nezaket Kadı – Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Samsun Training and Research Hospital, Samsun, Turkey)
Chapter 10. Lyme Disease: Rheumatological Perspective
(Hatice Şule Baklacıoğlu – Department of Rheumatology, University of Health Sciences, Samsun Training and Research Hospital, Samsun, Turkey)
Chapter 11. Epidemiology and Diagnosis of Tick-Borne Relapsing Fever
(Mustafa Güzel and Orhan Akpınar – Maltepe Medical Center Department of Medical Microbiology, Maltepe Medical Center, Istanbul, Turkey, et al.)
Chapter 12. Pathogenesis of Tick-Borne Fever
(Zülay Kazak – Department of Pathology, Samsun Training and Research Hospital, Samsun, Turkey)
Chapter 13. Clinical Features and Treatment of Tick-Borne Relapsing Fever
(Tuğba Yanık Yalçın – Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Baskent University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey)
Chapter 14. Q Fever Epidemiology and Diagnosis
(Pervin Özlem Balcı – Department of Microbiology, Tokat State Hospital, Tokat, Turkey)
Chapter 15. Pathogenesis of Q Fever
(Hatice Olger Uzuner – Department of Pathology, Samsun Training and Research Hospital, Samsun, Turkey)
Chapter 16. Q Fever Clinic and Treatment
(Esmeray Mutlu Yılmaz – Department of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, University of Health Sciences, Samsun, Turkey
Chapter 17. Epidemiology and Diagnosis of Mediterranean Spotted Fever
(N. Desen Büyüksoy – Department of Medical Microbiology, Dokuz Eylül University Hospital, İzmir, Turkey
Chapter 18. Mediterranean Spotted Fever and Other Spotted Fever Group Rickettsial Infections’ Pathogenesis
(Fırat Tatlıdil – Department of Pathology, Ondokuz Mayıs University, Samsun, Turkey)
Chapter 19. Clınıcal Features and Treatment of Medıterranean Spotted Fever and Other Spotted Fever Group Rıckettsıal Infectıons
(Derya Bostan Ağırdıcı – Department of Dermatology, Alsancak Nevvar Salih İşgören State Hospital, İzmir, Turkey)
Chapter 20. Epidemiology and Diagnosis of Infections Caused by Rickettsia
(Gül Erdem – Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Health Sciences, Dışkapı Yıldırım Beyazıt Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey)
Chapter 21. Pathogenesis of Infections Caused by Rickettsia
(Aygün İkinci – Department of Pathology, Samsun Training and Research Hospital, Health Sciences University, Samsun, Turkey
Chapter 22. Clinical Features and Treatment of Infections Caused by Rickettsia
(Hacer Keleş – Department of Dermatology, Health Sciences University, Samsun Training and Research Hospital, Samsun, Turkey)
Chapter 23. Epidemiology and Laboratory Diagnosis of Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever
(Metin Özdemir – Department of Medical Microbiology, Samsun Gazi State Hospital, Samsun, Turkey
Chapter 24. Pathogenesis of Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever
(Alper Sayiner – Department of Pathology, University of Health Sciences, Kayseri City Training and Research Hospital, Kayseri, Turkey
Chapter 25. Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Clinical Features and Treatment
(Ümmü Gülsüm Yüksel – Department of Critical Care Medicine, Health Sciences University, Samsun Training and Research Hospital, Samsun, Turkey
Chapter 26. Epidemiology and Diagnosis of Tick-Borne Encephalitis
(Hande Kahraman – Department of Medical Microbiology, Hitit University, Erol Olcok Training and Research Hospital, Corum, Turkey)
Chapter 27. Pathogenesis of Tick-Borne Encephalitis
(İlkay Çinar – Department of Pathology, Giresun University Medical School, Giresun, Turkey)
Chapter 28. Clinical Manifestations and Treatment of Tick-Borne Encephalitis
(Ahmet Yılmaz – Department of Neurology, Medibafra Hospital, Samsun, Turkey)
Chapter 29. Epidemiology and Diagnosis of Colorado Tick Fever
(Hakan Odabaşı – Department of Medical Microbiology, Health Sciences University, Sancaktepe Şehit Prof. Dr İlhan Varank Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
Chapter 30. Pathogenesis of Colorado Tick Fever
(Sultan Çalışkan – Department of Pathology, Ondokuz Mayıs University, Faculty of Medicine, Samsun, Turkey)
Chapter 31. Clinical Picture, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Colorado Tick Fever
(Fethiye Akgül – Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Batman Training and Research Hospital, Batman, Turkey)
Chapter 32. Epidemiology and Diagnosis of Babesiosis (Pyroplasmosis)
(Tugba Avan Mutlu – Department of Microbiology, Ömer Halisdemir University, Nigde, Turkey)
Chapter 33. Pathogenesis of Babesia
(Fatma Kutsal and Merve Akaydın Kılıç – Department of Pathology, Ondokuz Mayıs University, Faculty of Medicine, Samsun, Turkey)
Chapter 34. Clinical Features and Treatment of Babesiosis (Pyroplasmosis)
(Tülay Ünver Ulusoy – Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, University of Health Sciences, Diskapi Yildirim Beyazit Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey)
Chapter 35. Epidemiology and Diagnosis of Southern Tick-Associated Rash Illness, Ehrlichiosis and Anaplasmosis
(Mehmet Akif Gün – Ondokuz Mayis State Hospital, Samsun, Turkey)
Chapter 36. Pathogenesis of Southern Tick-Associated Rash Illness, Ehrlichiosis and Anaplasmosis
(Seda Gün – Ondokuz Mayis University, Medical School, Department of Pathology, Samsun, Turkey)
Chapter 37. Clinical Features and Treatment of Southern Tick-Associated Rash Illness, Ehrlichiosis and Anaplasmosis
(Fatma Dindar Çelik and Enes Çelik – Department of Internal Medicine, Kepez State Hospital, Antalya, Turkey, et al.)
Chapter 38. Preventive Approach to Tick-Borne Diseases in Primary Care
(Duygu Üstünol – Department of Family Medicine, Sulakyurt State Hospital, Kırıkkale, Turkey
Chapter 39. The Role of Radiology in Tick Transmitted Diseases
(Mehmet Büyükşireci – Department of Radiology, Erol Olçok Training and Research Hospital, Hitit University, Çorum, Turkey
Chapter 40. Ticks of Turkey in Health Perspective
(Ali Tümay Gürler and Nurhan İşler – Department of Veterinary Parasitology, Ondokuz Mayıs University, Samsun, Turkey, et al.)
Chapter 41. Approach to Ticks and Tick-Borne Diseases in the Emergency Service
(Metin Yadigaroğlu – Department of Emergency Medicine, Samsun University Faculty of Medicine, Samsun, Turkey)
Index
Editor’s ORCID iD
Hacer İşler – https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0722-8425
Metin Özdemir – https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9678-0862
