Forgotten people, forgotten diseases : the neglected tropical diseases and their impact on global health and development / Peter J. Hotez.
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TextLanguage: English Publication details: Washington, DC : ASM Press, c2008. Description: xix, 215 p., [12] p. of plates : illISBN: 9781555814403Subject(s): Parasitic Diseases -- prevention & control | Tropical Medicine | Antiparasitic Agents -- therapeutic use | World Health | International Cooperation | Developing Countries -- economicsNLM classification: 2008 I-061 | WC 695 2008HO| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 183-205) and index.
Introduction to the neglected tropical diseases -- "The unholy trinity": the soil-transmitted helminth infections ascariasis, trichuriasis, and hookworm infection -- Schistosomiasis (snail fever) -- The filarial infections: lymphatic filariasis (elephantiasis) and dracunculiasis (Guinea worm) -- The blinding neglected tropical diseases: onchocerciasis (river blindness) and trachoma -- The mycobacterial infections: buruli ulcer and leprosy -- The kinetoplastid infections: human African trypanosomiasis (sleeping sickness), Chagas' disease, and the leishmaniasis -- The urbanneglected tropical diseases: leptospirosis, dengue, and rabies -- The neglected tropical diseases of North America -- The global network for neglected tropical disease control -- Future trends in control of neglected tropical diseases and the antipoverty vaccines -- Repairing the world.
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