02776nam a2200409 i 4500 ebr10829423 CaPaEBR m o d cr cn||||||||| 130122t20132013dcuabc ob 001 0 eng|d 9781555818746 (print) 9781555818753 (e-book) CaPaEBR eng rda pn CaPaEBR (OCoLC)869095179 RC961 .H68 2013eb 362.196/9883 23 Hotez, Peter J. Forgotten people, forgotten diseases : the neglected tropical diseases and their impact on global health and development / Peter J. Hotez. Second edition. Washington, DC : ASM Press, [2013] �2013 1 online resource (281 pages) : illustrations (some color), maps (some color), color portrait text rdacontent computer rdamedia online resource rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index. 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. Description based on print version record. Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2014. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. Tropical medicine. Parasitic diseases Prevention. Electronic books. American Society for Microbiology. Print version: Hotez, Peter J. Forgotten people, forgotten diseases : the neglected tropical diseases and their impact on global health and development. Washington, DC : ASM Press, [2013] xviii, 255 pages ; 27 cm 9781555818746 (DNLM)101600305 (DLC)10829423 ebrary. http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10829423 An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view 84937 84937