Overview

This book addresses the major neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) – based on their prevalence and the years of healthy life lost to disability – in Latin American and Caribbean countries. These include Chagas disease, leishmaniasis, hookworm infection, and other soil-transmitted helminth infections, followed by dengue, schistosomiasis, leishmaniasis, leprosy, cysticercosis, bartonellosis, Plasmodium vivax malaria, and onchocerciasis. Topics like disease burden, major manifestations and approaches to the control and elimination of NTDs in Latin America and the Caribbean are discussed in detail. As such, the book will be of general interest to basic researchers and clinicians engaged in infectious disease, tropical medicine, and parasitology, and a must-have for scientists specialized in the characteristics of this region of the world.​

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Author:   Carlos Franco-Paredes ,  José Ignacio Santos-Preciado
Publisher:   Springer Verlag GmbH
Imprint:   Springer Verlag GmbH
Edition:   Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2015
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   3.869kg
ISBN:  

9783709148402

ISBN 10:   3709148405
Pages:   243
Publication Date:   29 October 2016
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

The Neglected Tropical Diseases in Latin America and the Caribbean: Burden of Disease and Approaches for Elimination and Control.- Schistosomiasis in the Americas.- Chagas Disease.- Hookworm infection in Latin America and the Caribbean region.- Plasmodium vivax malaria in Latin America.- Leishmaniasis in the Americas.- Fascioliasis.- A roadmap followed: The path towards the elimination of onchocerciasis in Latin America.- Leprosy in the Americas: Burden of Disease and approaches for control/elimination.- Carrion’s Disease.- Dengue in Latin America: a persistent and growing public health challenge.- Cysticercosis disease burden in Latin America.- Histopathology of neglected tropical diseases.

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