BookJill E. Weatherhead, editor.
Summary: This volume of the Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTD) series covers the most prevalent NTDs in North America. This book discusses in detail pathology, diagnostics and control approaches of selected NTDs in the sub-tropical regions of the United States of America. There are disproportionate numbers of children and adults living in poverty within the United States that are at risk of infections caused by helminths, protozoa, viruses and bacteria which commonly lead to chronic, debilitating and stigmatizing diseases. Each chapter focuses on one specific disease or series of related diseases, and provides in-depth insights into the topic.
Contents:
Soil Transmitted Helminthiasis
Toxocariasis
Strongyloidiasis
Taeniasis and Cysticercosis
Toxoplasmosis
Chagas Disease
Leishmaniasis
Trichomoniasis
Chikungunya, Dengue, Zika, and Other Emerging Mosquito-Borne Viruses
West Nile Virus
Hansens Disease
Murine Typhus.