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Forgotten People, Forgotten Diseases: The Neglected Tropical Diseases and Their Impact on Global Health and Development (1st Edition) by Peter J. Hotez Hardcover, 215 Pages, Published 2008 ISBN-10: 1-55581-440-9 / 1555814409 ISBN-13: 978-1-55581-440-3 / 9781555814403 Some of the worst tropical diseases in the world have too long been ignored. Parasitic and bacterial diseases such as hookworm, snail fever, river blindness, guinea worm, elephantiasis, sleeping sickness, and leprosy are the most common infections of third-world populations. These neglected tropic |