strategy
Fighting parasitic disease
Implementation:
Efforts by UN agencies in North Africa to eliminate the dreaded screw worm, a parasite that feeds on human and animal flesh, prevented the spread of the parasite, which is carried by flies, to Egypt, Tunisia, sub-Saharan Africa and Europe. A WHO programme also has saved the lives of 7 million children from going blind from river blindness and rescued many others from guinea worm and other tropical diseases. Broader:
Campaigning specific disease eradicationReducing incidence of infectious and parasitic diseases Facilitated by:
Researching parasitic disease Problems:
DracunculiasisInfectious diseases
Onchocerciasis
Parasites of the human body
Screw-worm flies as pests
Tropical diseases
Vector-borne diseases
Organizations:
World Health Organization Asian Parasite Control Organization References:
Cook, G C: Communicable and Tropical DiseasesPontificia Accademia delle Scienze: The Interaction of Parasitic Diseases and NutritionWorld Health Organization: WHO Expert Committee on Onchocerciasis Third Report Subjects:
Biosciences → ParasitologyMedicine → Pathology
Defence → Conflict
Type Classification:
D: Detailed strategies