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. Ed(S): Franco-Paredes, Carlos; Santos-Preciado, Jose Ignacio - Neglected Tropical Diseases - Latin America and the Caribbean - 9783709148402 - V9783709148402
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Neglected Tropical Diseases - Latin America and the Caribbean

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Description for Neglected Tropical Diseases - Latin America and the Caribbean Paperback. Neglected tropical diseases represent some of the most common infections of the poor in Latin American and the Caribbean. Each chapter of this book covers a major disease, focusing on disease burden, major manifestations and approaches to control. Editor(s): Franco-Paredes, Carlos; Santos-Preciado, Jose Ignacio. Series: Neglected Tropical Diseases. Num Pages: 251 pages, 10 black & white illustrations, 42 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: MJCJ; MMFM; MMFP; MMRT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 391.

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, ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Springer Verlag GmbH Austria
Number of pages
251
Condition
New
Series
Neglected Tropical Diseases
Number of Pages
243
Place of Publication
Vienna, Austria
ISBN
9783709148402
SKU
V9783709148402
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