Edition |
Second edition. |
Description |
xviii, 255 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 27 cm |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Contents |
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. |
Subject |
Parasitic diseases -- Prevention.
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Developing countries -- Economic conditions.
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Parasitic Diseases -- prevention & control.
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Developing Countries -- economics.
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Neglected Diseases -- prevention & control.
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Tropical Medicine.
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Global Health.
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Added Author |
American Society for Microbiology.
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ISBN |
9781555818746 print |
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1555818749 print |
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9781555818753 (e-book) |
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1555818757 (e-book) |
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