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Peter Hotez MD PhD FAAP

National School of Tropical Medicine. Peter Hotez MD PhD FAAP. An Assault on the Diseases of “The Bottom Billion”. The Tropical Diseases: NTDs & Malaria. Most prevalent infections of poor people Approximately 1.4 BILLION people infected worldwide Ascariasis 807 million

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Peter Hotez MD PhD FAAP

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  1. National School of Tropical Medicine Peter Hotez MD PhD FAAP An Assault on the Diseases of “The Bottom Billion”

  2. The Tropical Diseases: NTDs & Malaria • Most prevalent infections of poor people • Approximately 1.4 BILLION people infected worldwide • Ascariasis 807 million • Trichuriasis 604 million • Hookworm 576 million • Schistosomiasis 440 million • Malaria 216 million • Lymphatic Filariasis 120 million • Trachoma 40 million • Onchocerciasis 37 million • Leishmaniasis 12 million • Chagas disease 10 million Hotez PJ et al. N. Engl. J. Med. 2007

  3. Chagas Disease Up to one million cases in U.S. 267,000 cases in Texas Widespread in Amazon: Oral transmission Palm berry or Acal juice

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