Intestinal parasite infections have been known to compromise the quality of human life since prehistoric times. Throughout the ages, human civilizations have fought against parasitism, including intestinal parasites. During the second half of the last century, the focus of disease-combating efforts moved to other imminent public health issues, under the notion that the fight against infectious diseases had been won. However, the disease incidence data indicate that these diseases continue to wreak havoc on human productivity across the globe. Lately, chemotherapeutic intervention has been stressed for the control of intestinal parasitic infections. In this paper we evaluate the need for a holistic approach to address this issue and make recommendations for this cause.
BT - International journal of infectious diseases DO - 10.1016/j.ijid.2009.11.036 IS - 9 J2 - Int. J. Infect. Dis. LA - eng N2 -Intestinal parasite infections have been known to compromise the quality of human life since prehistoric times. Throughout the ages, human civilizations have fought against parasitism, including intestinal parasites. During the second half of the last century, the focus of disease-combating efforts moved to other imminent public health issues, under the notion that the fight against infectious diseases had been won. However, the disease incidence data indicate that these diseases continue to wreak havoc on human productivity across the globe. Lately, chemotherapeutic intervention has been stressed for the control of intestinal parasitic infections. In this paper we evaluate the need for a holistic approach to address this issue and make recommendations for this cause.
PY - 2010 SP - e732 EP - e738 T2 - International journal of infectious diseases TI - The global war against intestinal parasites—should we use a holistic approach? UR - http://www.ijidonline.com/article/S1201-9712(10)02308-8/pdf VL - 14 SN - 12019712 ER -