Parasitic Diseases
Spotlight: Neglected Infections of Poverty
Playing in soil contaminated with feces of
infected dogs and cats can expose children to
the roundworm Toxocara.
The Neglected Infections of Poverty are parasitic, bacterial and viral infections that disproportionately affect impoverished populations in the United States. These infections are considered neglected because relatively little attention has been devoted to surveillance, prevention, and/or treatment of these infections.
The major Neglected Infections of Poverty identified at this time for further action include the agents that cause Chagas disease, cysticercosis, congenital cytomegalovirus (CMV), toxocariasis, toxoplasmosis, and trichomoniasis. More »
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