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Forgotten people, forgotten diseases : the neglected tropical diseases and their impact on global health and development / Peter J. Hotez, MD, PHD.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hotez, Peter J., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Tropical medicine.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xiv, 241 pages) : illustrations (some color), maps
- Edition:
- Third edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, DC : ASM Press, [2022]
- System Details:
- text file
- 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) and the Food-borne Trematodiases
- Elephantiasis: Lymphatic Filariasis, Endemic Nonfilarial Elephantiasis (Podoconiosis), 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), American Trypanosomiasis (Chagas Disease), and the Leishmaniases
- The Urban Neglected Tropical Diseases: Leptospirosis, Dengue and Zika, and Rabies
- The Neglected Tropical Diseases of North America
- Uniting to Combat Neglected Tropical Diseases, and a New WHO Roadmap (2021-2030)
- Future Trends in Control of Neglected Tropical Diseases and the Antipoverty Vaccines
- The Newest NTDs and a Plea to "Repair the World"
- Appendix: What Are the Neglected Tropical Diseases?
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Electronic reproduction. Hoboken, N.J. Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on October 15, 2021).
- Other Format:
- Print version: Hotez, Peter J. Forgotten people, forgotten diseases
- ISBN:
- 9781683673903
- 1683673905
- 9781683673897
- 1683673891
- 9781683673880
- 1683673883
- Publisher Number:
- 99988680592
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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