Forgotten People, Forgotten Diseases - Peter J. Hotez

Forgotten People, Forgotten Diseases

The Neglected Tropical Diseases and their Impact on Global Health and Development

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Buch | Softcover
275 Seiten
2013 | 2nd New edition
American Society for Microbiology (Verlag)
978-1-55581-874-6 (ISBN)
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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 Dr Peter J. Hotez highlights a new opportunity to control and perhaps eliminate these ancient scourges, though alliances between nongovernmental development organisations and private-public partnerships to create a successful environment for mass drug administration and product development activities. Forgotten People, Forgotten Diseases is an essential resource for anyone seeking a roadmap to coordinate global advocacy and mobilization of resources to combat NTDs.








This title is published by the American Society of Microbiology Press and distributed by Taylor and Francis in rest of world territories.

Foreword to the Second Edition, Soledad O'Brien


Preface to the Second Edition


Preface to the First Edition


Acknowledgments


Chapter 1 Introduction to the Neglected Tropical Diseases: the Ancient Afflictions of Stigma and Poverty 1


Chapter 2 "The Unholy Trinity": the Soil-Transmitted Helminth Infections Ascariasis, Trichuriasis, and Hookworm Infection 17


Chapter 3 Schistosomiasis (Snail Fever) 41


Chapter 4 The Filarial Infections: Lymphatic Filariasis (Elephantiasis) and Dracunculiasis (Guinea Worm) 57


Chapter 5 The Blinding Neglected Tropical Diseases: Onchocerciasis (River Blindness) and Trachoma 77


Chapter 6 The Mycobacterial Infections: Buruli Ulcer and Leprosy 97


Chapter 7 The Kinetoplastid Infections: Human African Trypanosomiasis (Sleeping Sickness), Chagas Disease, and the Leishmaniases 115


Chapter 8 The Urban Neglected Tropical Diseases: Leptospirosis, Dengue, and Rabies 149


Chapter 9 The Neglected Tropical Diseases of North America 165


Chapter 10 The Global Network for Neglected Tropical Diseases 189


Chapter 11 Future Trends in Control of Neglected Tropical Diseases and the Antipoverty Vaccines 213


Chapter 12 Repairing the World 231


Appendix: What Are the NTDs? 242


Index 245


About the Author 255

Verlagsort Washington DC
Sprache englisch
Maße 178 x 254 mm
Gewicht 488 g
Themenwelt Medizin / Pharmazie Gesundheitswesen
Studium Querschnittsbereiche Prävention / Gesundheitsförderung
Naturwissenschaften Biologie Mikrobiologie / Immunologie
Naturwissenschaften Biologie Ökologie / Naturschutz
ISBN-10 1-55581-874-9 / 1555818749
ISBN-13 978-1-55581-874-6 / 9781555818746
Zustand Neuware
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