01257nas a2200121   4500000000100000008004100001260006500042100003800107245010400145856005400249300001100303520082100314       2016                            d  bWorld Health Organization, Pan American Health Organization 1 aPan American Health Organization 00aNeglected infectious diseases in the Americas: Success stories and innovation to reach the neediest  uhttp://iris.paho.org/xmlui/handle/123456789/31250  a166 p.3 a<p>Neglected infectious diseases (NID), which include Chagas disease, fascioliasis, soil-transmitted helminthiases, leprosy, leishmaniasis, lymphatic filariasis, onchocerciasis, plague, human rabies transmitted by dogs, schistosomiasis, congenital syphilis, neonatal tetanus and trachoma, affect the poorest of the poor. These diseases impose a nearly indescribable set of burdens on communities and individuals, not only because of the pain and suffering they cause, but also because of the loss of income and the chronic stigma and discrimination associated with their sequelaes, irreversible in many cases. These can include blindness, chronic anemia, tissue loss and physical disfigurement, and permanent disability leading affected families to an even more challenging and limited quality of life-style...</p>