Hotez, Peter J. <br/><br/>
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 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781555818753 (e-book) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Tropical medicine.<br/>Parasitic diseases--Prevention.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>RC961  / .H68 2013eb 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>362.196/9883