Forgotten People, Forgotten Diseases: The Neglected Tropical Diseases and Their Impact on Global Health and Development, 3rd Edition

The neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) are among the most common infections of the world’s poorest people and have profound ramifications on affected populations, including physical, mental, social, and economic. This third edition of Forgotten People, Forgotten Diseases coincides with the third decade of the NTDs movement, which has given access to essential NTD preventative treatments and medications to more than 1 billion people. Professor Peter Hotez, MD, PhD, one of the founders of the NTD movement, discusses how the NTD space evolved and control was implemented against these ancient scourges, through alliances between nongovernmental development organizations and private-public partnerships. Forgotten People, Forgotten Diseases also Reports on the health and economic effects of the NTDs, and the challenges of measuring diseases that do not always kill, but adversely affect productivity, child development, pregnancy outcome, and economic development. Lays a roadmap for continued control of existing and newly identified NTDs and spotlights potential opportunities for reducing global poverty and “repairing the world.” Describes a global initiative to provide annual mass drug administration for more than one billion people affected by NTDs. Highlights the role of innovation and product development partnerships for new treatments and vaccines. Explains how science and vaccine diplomacy ensure that a new generation of biotechnologies reaches the world’s poorest people. Forgotten People, Forgotten Diseases remains an essential resource for anyone seeking insight into global advocacy coordination and mobilization of resources to combat NTDs and continues to tell the story of the world’s people who live in extreme poverty and what it means for them to live with these devastating diseases. “Like Dr. Hotez, I have struggled with how to best get the word out about our need to address NTDs and their link to poverty. Now he has provided us all with a remarkable tool, a book for people without an extensive scientific or medical background. Forgotten People, Forgotten Diseases is an excellent ‘one-stop’ primer about NTDs.”—Soledad O’Brien, Host, Matter of Fact with Soledad O’Brien Cover Title Page Contents Preface Acknowledgments Note chapter 1 Introduction to the Neglected Tropical Diseases: the Ancient Afflictions of Stigma and Poverty Notes References chapter 2 “The Unholy Trinity”: the Soil-Transmitted Helminth Infections Ascariasis, Trichuriasis, and Hookworm Infection Notes References chapter 3 Schistosomiasis (Snail Fever) and the Food-borne Trematodiases Schistosomiasis Food-borne Trematodiases Schistosomiasis Notes References chapter 4 Elephantiasis: Lymphatic Filariasis, Endemic Nonfilarial Elephantiasis (Podoconiosis), and Dracunculiasis (Guinea Worm) LF Podoconiosis (Endemic Nonfilarial Elephantiasis) Dracunculiasis (Guinea Worm Infection) Conclusions Elephantiasis Notes References chapter 5 The Blinding Neglected Tropical Diseases: Onchocerciasis (River Blindness) and Trachoma Onchocerciasis Trachoma The Blinding NTDs Notes References chapter 6 The Mycobacterial Infections: Buruli Ulcer and Leprosy Buruli Ulcer Leprosy The Neglected Mycobacterial Infections Notes References chapter 7 The Kinetoplastid Infections: Human African Trypanosomiasis (Sleeping Sickness), American Trypanosomiasis (Chagas Disease), and the Leishmaniases HAT Chagas Disease (American Trypanosomiasis) Leishmaniasis The Kinetoplastid Infections Notes References chapter 8 The Urban Neglected Tropical Diseases: Leptospirosis, Dengue and Zika, and Rabies Leptospirosis Dengue fever (break bone fever) and Zika virus infection Rabies Summary The Urban NTDs Notes References chapter 9 The Neglected Tropical Diseases of North America NTDs in the United States The soil-transmitted helminth infections Cysticercosis and neurocysticercosis Neglected protozoan infections Neglected bacterial and viral infections NTDs in Texas NTDs in Arctic Canada and Alaska Trichinellosis (trichinosis) Echinococcosis Summary of NTDs in the United States and the Arctic Region NTDs in Mexico and the Caribbean Conclusions NTDs in the United States and Canada Notes References chapter 10 Uniting to Combat Neglected Tropical Diseases, and a New WHO Roadmap (2021–2030) Uniting to Combat NTDs Notes References chapter 11 Future Trends in Control of Neglected Tropical Diseases and the Antipoverty Vaccines Notes References chapter 12 The Newest NTDs and a Plea to “Repair the World” The Newest NTDs Tikkun Olam Notes References Appendix: What Are the Neglected Tropical Diseases? Index About the Author EULA The neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) are the most common infections of the world's poor, but few people know about these diseases and why they are so important. This second edition of Forgotten People, Forgotten Diseases provides an overview of the NTDs and how they devastate the poor, essentially trapping them in a vicious cycle of extreme poverty by preventing them from working or attaining their full intellectual and cognitive development. Author Peter J. Hotez highlights a new opportunity to control and perhaps eliminate these ancient scourges, through alliances between nongovernmental development organizations and private-public partnerships to create a successful environment for mass drug administration and product development activities. Forgotten People, Forgotten Diseases also: Addresses the myriad changes that have occurred in the field since the previous edition; Describes how NTDs have affected impoverished populations for centuries, changing world history; Considers the future impact of alliances between nongovernmental development organizations and private-public partnerships. Forgotten People, Forgotten Diseases is an essential resource for anyone seeking a roadmap to coordinate global advocacy and mobilization of resources to combat NTDs. - Publisher. "EPI The age of hypocrisy has been succeeded by that of indifference, which is worse, for indifference corrupts and appeases: it kills the spirit before it kills the body. It has been stated before, it bears repeating: the opposite of love is not hate, but indifference./ EPI . EPI It is a trite saying that one half the world knows not how the other lives. Who can say what sores might be healed, what hurts solved, were the doings of each half of the world's inhabitants understood and appreciated by the other?/ EPI"-- Provided by publisher.