Forgotten people, forgotten diseases
Subtitle: the neglected tropical diseases and their impact on global health and development
By: Peter J. Hotez.
Publisher: ASM Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Washington, DC
Language: eng
Number of pages: 215
ISBN-13: 9781555814403
Subjects: Tropical medicine; Parasitic Diseases -- prevention & control; Antiparasitic Agents -- therapeutic use; Developing Countries -- economics; International Cooperation; Tropical Medicine; World Health
Description: "Some of the worst tropical diseases in the world have too long been ignored. Parasitic and bacterial diseases such as hookworm, snail fever, river blindness, guinea worm, elephantiasis, sleeping sickness, and leprosy are the most common infections of third-world populations. These neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) represent one of the most important reasons why populations living in Africa, Asia, and Central and South America remain caught in a vicious cycle of poverty, stigma, and despair." "This volume thoroughly explains the most significant NTDs, including the pathogens and vectors, public health concerns, and preventative measures, and details their enormous physical, social, and economic costs to individuals and nations alike. Advocating for the largely voiceless victims of these diseases, Dr. Hotez provides a roadmap to coordinate global awareness and mobilization of resources to fight the NTDs through low-cost and cost-effective treatment and control measures."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction to the neglected tropical diseases; title: The "unholy trinity": ascariasis, trichuriasis, and hookworm infection; title: Schistosomiasis (snail fever); title: The filarial infections: lymphatic filariasis (elephantiasis) and dracunculiasis (Guinea worm); title: The blinding NTDS: onchocerciasis (river blindness) and trachoma; title: The mycobacterial infections: buruli ulcer and leprosy; title: The kinetoplastid infections: human African trypanosomiasis (sleeping sickness), Chagas' disease, and leishmaniasis; title: The urban NTDS: leptospirosis, dengue fever, and rabies; title: The NTDS of North America; title: The global network for NTD control; title: Future trends in NTD control and the antipoverty vaccines; title: Repairing the world.