Foreword to the Second Edition, Soledad O'Brien
Preface to the Second Edition
Preface to the First Edition
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1 Introduction to the Neglected Tropical Diseases: the Ancient Afflictions of Stigma and Poverty 1
Chapter 2 "The Unholy Trinity": the Soil-Transmitted Helminth Infections Ascariasis, Trichuriasis, and Hookworm Infection 17
Chapter 3 Schistosomiasis (Snail Fever) 41
Chapter 4 The Filarial Infections: Lymphatic Filariasis (Elephantiasis) and Dracunculiasis (Guinea Worm) 57
Chapter 5 The Blinding Neglected Tropical Diseases: Onchocerciasis (River Blindness) and Trachoma 77
Chapter 6 The Mycobacterial Infections: Buruli Ulcer and Leprosy 97
Chapter 7 The Kinetoplastid Infections: Human African Trypanosomiasis (Sleeping Sickness), Chagas Disease, and the Leishmaniases 115
Chapter 8 The Urban Neglected Tropical Diseases: Leptospirosis, Dengue, and Rabies 149
Chapter 9 The Neglected Tropical Diseases of North America 165
Chapter 10 The Global Network for Neglected Tropical Diseases 189
Chapter 11 Future Trends in Control of Neglected Tropical Diseases and the Antipoverty Vaccines 213
Chapter 12 Repairing the World 231
Appendix: What Are the NTDs? 242
Index 245
About the Author 255