| Description |
18 unnumbered pages, 282 pages : illustrations (mostly color), maps, portraits ; 29 cm |
| Contents |
Trachoma is an ancient disease and weapon of mass destruction -- Trachoma development, institutions and the 20th century -- Clinical diagnosis -- Laboratory diagnosis -- Biology of chlamydia -- The epidemiology of trachoma and reinfection -- Pathogenesis -- Trachoma vaccine development -- Trachoma control and the safe strategy -- Will trachoma disappear before we eliminate it? |
| Summary |
Presents a fascinating and comprehensive review of trachoma, from ancient times through to the present. He makes his own predictions and recommendations regarding methods for eliminating this scourge for all time. Trachoma, which has been targeted by the World Health Organization (WHO) for elimination by 2020, currently affects 84 million children in 56 countries and blinds 1.5 million adults. This seminal and highly readable work will be invaluable for anyone who is interested in trachoma, but will also appeal to those interested in the interface of public health and development, the history of medicine or health care development |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 244-271) and index |
| Subject |
Blindness -- Prevention & control
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Blindness -- Prevention.
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Eye -- Care and hygiene.
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Eye -- Diseases.
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Trachoma -- History.
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Trachoma.
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Trachoma.
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Blindness.
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| Author |
Eye Research Australia.
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| ISBN |
0975769596 |
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9780975769591 |
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