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

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

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Summary
"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 book 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. The author 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 mass drug administration and product development activities."--Back cover
Language
eng
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Publication
Edition
2nd ed.
Extent
xviii, 255 pages
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
Isbn
9781555818746
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Label
Forgotten people, forgotten diseases : the neglected tropical diseases and their impact on global health and development
Title
Forgotten people, forgotten diseases
Title remainder
the neglected tropical diseases and their impact on global health and development
Statement of responsibility
Peter J. Hotez
Creator
Contributor
Subject
Language
eng
Summary
"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 book 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. The author 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 mass drug administration and product development activities."--Back cover
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Hotez, Peter J
Dewey number
362.196/9883
Illustrations
  • illustrations
  • maps
Index
index present
LC call number
RC961
LC item number
.H68 2013
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography
NLM call number
  • 2013 F-824
  • WC 695
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American Society for Microbiology
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  • Parasitic diseases
  • Developing countries
  • Parasitic Diseases
  • Developing Countries
  • Global Health
  • Neglected Diseases
  • Tropical Medicine
  • Economic history
  • Parasitic diseases
  • Developing countries
  • Parasitic Diseases
  • Developing Countries
  • Neglected Diseases
  • Tropical Medicine
  • World Health
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Forgotten people, forgotten diseases : the neglected tropical diseases and their impact on global health and development, Peter J. Hotez
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Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
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volume
Carrier category code
nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
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
Control code
ocn825403884
Dimensions
27 cm
Edition
2nd ed.
Extent
xviii, 255 pages
Isbn
9781555818746
Lccn
2013001419
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
n
Other physical details
illustrations (some color), maps (some color)
System control number
  • (Sirsi) i9781555818746
  • (OCoLC)825403884
Label
Forgotten people, forgotten diseases : the neglected tropical diseases and their impact on global health and development, Peter J. Hotez
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
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
Control code
ocn825403884
Dimensions
27 cm
Edition
2nd ed.
Extent
xviii, 255 pages
Isbn
9781555818746
Lccn
2013001419
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
n
Other physical details
illustrations (some color), maps (some color)
System control number
  • (Sirsi) i9781555818746
  • (OCoLC)825403884

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