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" Forgotten people, forgotten diseases : "
Peter J. Hotez.
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BL
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668643
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Hotez, Peter J.
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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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2nd ed.
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Washington, DC :: ASM Press,, c2013.
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xviii, 255 p. :: ill. (some col.), maps (some col.) ;; 27 cm.
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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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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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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.
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Parasitic diseases-- Prevention.
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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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Developing countries, Economic conditions.
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RC961.H68 2013
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American Society for Microbiology.
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