Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTD)

• November 22, 2023
• By admin

• civiljudgeexam
• clat
• clat2024
• latinmaxims

Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTD)

• NTDs are a category of illnesses that are particularly widespread in marginalized groups in Africa, Asia, and the Americas. Pathogens that cause them include viruses, bacteria, protozoa, and parasitic worms.
• NTDs are more prevalent in tropical locations where people lack access to clean water and adequate disposal of human waste.
• Snakebite envenomation, scabies, yaws, trachoma, Leishmaniasis, and Chagas disease are all examples of NTDs.
• London Declaration on NTDs– It was adopted on 30th January, 2012 to recognise the global burden of NTDs.
• January 30: World Neglected Tropical Diseases Day