Prevention and Control of Selective Tropical Diseases

Looking at the world today, people are suffering from a lot of diseases that continue to survive and move freely under various countries’ health radar systems. This book concentrates mainly on malaria, a disease that claims a life every thirty seconds, with ninety percent of infections in Africa. A case study that was conducted in Ghana is also discussed to show how a third-world country in the heart of a falciparum malaria region is combating the disease. Other diseases of concern include trypanosomiasis, onchocerciasis, leprosy, Lassa fever, etc. This publication also discusses reformative measures that can be implemented for the suppression of these diseases, such as forms of treatment, preventive methods, etc.Cooper II, Rockefeller F. is the author of 'Prevention and Control of Selective Tropical Diseases', published 2007 under ISBN 9781424166336 and ISBN 1424166330.