Forgotten people, forgotten diseases : the neglected tropical diseases and their impact on global health and development / Peter J. Hotez.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hotez, Peter J.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Tropical medicine.

Parasitic Diseases--prevention & control.

Antiparasitic Agents--therapeutic use.

Developing Countries--economics.

International Cooperation.

Tropical Medicine.

Global Health.

Medical Subjects:

Parasitic Diseases--prevention & control.

Antiparasitic Agents--therapeutic use.

Developing Countries--economics.

International Cooperation.

Tropical Medicine.

Global Health.

Physical Description:

xix, 215 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (partly color), maps (some color) ; 26 cm

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : ASM Press, [2008]

Summary:

Some of the worst tropical diseases in the world have too long been ignored. Parasitic and bacterial diseases such as hookworm, snail fever, river blindness, guinea worm, elephantiasis, sleeping sickness, and leprosy are the most common infections of third-world populations. These neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) represent one of the most important reasons why populations living in Africa, Asia, and Central and South America remain caught in a vicious cycle of poverty, stigma, and despair.

This volume thoroughly explains the most significant NTDs, including the pathogens and vectors, public health concerns, and preventative measures, and details their enormous physical, social, and economic costs to individuals and nations alike. Advocating for the largely voiceless victims of these diseases, Dr. Hotez provides a roadmap to coordinate global awareness and mobilization of resources to fight the NTDs through low-cost and cost-effective treatment and control measures.

Contents:

Introduction to the neglected tropical diseases

"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 disease control

Future trends in control of neglected tropical diseases and the antipoverty vaccines

Repairing the world.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-205) and index.

ISBN:

9781555814403

1555814409

OCLC:

213375840