Forgotten People, Forgotten Diseases The Neglected Tropical Diseases and Their Impact on Global Health and Development

Name: Forgotten People, Forgotten Diseases The Neglected Tropical Diseases and Their Impact on Global Health and Development
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ISBN: 9781555818746

ISBN-10: 1555818749

ISBN-13: 9781555818746

Edition: 2nd 2013

Authors: Soledad O'Brien, Peter J. Hotez

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The neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) are the most common infections of the world s poor, but few people know about these diseases and why they are so important. This second edition of "Forgotten People, Forgotten Diseases" provides an overview of the NTDs and how they devastate the poor, essentially trapping them in a vicious cycle of extreme poverty by preventing them from working or attaining their full intellectual and cognitive development.Author Peter J. Hotez highlights a new opportunity to control and perhaps eliminate these ancient scourges, through alliances between nongovernmental development organizations and private-public partnerships to create a successful environment for…

Book details

List price: $39.95
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: ASM Press
Publication date: 5/21/2013
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 288
Size: 7.25" wide x 10.25" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.562
Language: English



Foreword to the Second Edition, Soledad O'Brien


Preface to the Second Edition


Preface to the First Edition


Acknowledgments



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?


Index


About the Author