Forgotten people, forgotten diseases : the neglected tropical diseases and their impact on global health and development / Peter J. Hotez, M.D., PH.D.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hotez, Peter J. (Author)
Corporate Author: American Society for Microbiology (sponsoring body.)
Language:English
Published: Washington, DC : ASM Press, [2013]
Edition:Second edition.
Subjects:
Physical Description:viii, 255 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 26 cm
Format: Book

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504 |a Includes bibliographical references and index. 
505 0 |a Introduction to the neglected tropical diseases : the ancient afflictions of stigma and poverty -- "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 leishmaniases -- The urban neglected tropical diseases : leptospirosis, dengue, and rabies -- The neglected tropical diseases of North America -- The global network for neglected tropical diseases -- Future trends in control of neglected tropical diseases and the antipoverty vaccines -- Repairing the world -- Appendix: What are the NTDs? 
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