Forgotten people, forgotten diseases :
Hotez, Peter J.
Forgotten people, forgotten diseases : the neglected tropical diseases and their impact on global health and development / Peter J. Hotez. - Second edition. - 1 online resource (281 pages) : illustrations (some color), maps (some color), color portrait
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
9781555818753 (e-book)
Tropical medicine.
Parasitic diseases--Prevention.
Electronic books.
RC961 / .H68 2013eb
362.196/9883
Forgotten people, forgotten diseases : the neglected tropical diseases and their impact on global health and development / Peter J. Hotez. - Second edition. - 1 online resource (281 pages) : illustrations (some color), maps (some color), color portrait
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
9781555818753 (e-book)
Tropical medicine.
Parasitic diseases--Prevention.
Electronic books.
RC961 / .H68 2013eb
362.196/9883