'Neglected infections of poverty' in US disable hundreds of thou...

Courtesy EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases  Mon, 06/23/2008 - 23:00

(Public Library of Science) An analysis published June 25 in the open-access journal PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases highlights that diseases very similar to those plaguing Africa, Asia, and Latin America are also occurring frequently among the poorest people in the United States, especially women and children.

These diseases -- the "neglected infections of poverty" -- are caused by chronic and debilitating parasitic, bacterial, and congenital infections.

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