the neglected tropical diseases and their impact on global health and development Hotez, Peter J. creator American Society for Microbiology text bibliography Electronic books. dcu 2013 2013 Second edition. monographic eng 1 online resource (281 pages) : illustrations (some color), maps (some color), color portrait 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. Peter J. Hotez. Includes bibliographical references and index. Tropical medicine Parasitic diseases Prevention RC961 .H68 2013eb 362.196/9883 Hotez, Peter J. Washington, DC : ASM Press, [2013] xviii, 255 pages ; 27 cm (DNLM)101600305 (DLC)10829423 9781555818753 (e-book) http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10829423 http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10829423 CaPaEBR 130122 ebr10829423 eng