Controlling Intestinal Helminths while Eliminating Lymphatic Filariasis (Parasitology)
Contributors: L. S. Stephenson (Editor); C. V. Holland (Editor); E. A. Ottesen (Editor); L. H. Chappell (Editor)
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: January 3, 2002
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 182
ISBN-13: 9780521005067
Subjects: Medical parasitology; Zoology & animal sciences; Life Sciences - Zoology - General; Science; Science/Mathematics; Science / Life Sciences / Zoology / Invertebrates
First sentence: The four most important forms of malnutrition worldwide (protein-energy malnutrition, iron deficiency and anaemias (IDA), vitamin A deficiency (VAD), and iodine deficiency disorders (IDD)) are examined below in terms of their global and regional prevalences, the age and gender groups most affected, their clinical and public health consequences, and,especially, the recent progress in country and regional quantitation and control.