Neglected Tropical Disease

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:disease
gptkbp:abbreviation	NTD
gptkbp:affects	animals humans impoverished populations
gptkbp:cause	chronic illness death disability
gptkbp:firstRecognizedBy	gptkb:World_Health_Organization
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Neglected Tropical Disease
gptkbp:includes	gptkb:African_trypanosomiasis gptkb:yaws gptkb:scabies gptkb:dengue gptkb:Chagas_disease gptkb:chromoblastomycosis gptkb:dracunculiasis gptkb:foodborne_trematodiases gptkb:snakebite_envenoming gptkb:chikungunya leishmaniasis leprosy onchocerciasis rabies trachoma lymphatic filariasis schistosomiasis soil-transmitted helminthiasis cysticercosis taeniasis mycetoma buruli ulcer echinococcosis
gptkbp:neglectedBecause	lack of funding affects poor communities limited research
gptkbp:numberOfCases	over 1 billion people affected
gptkbp:numberOfDiseases	over 20
gptkbp:prevalence	tropical regions
gptkbp:priorityDate	global health
gptkbp:recognizedBy	gptkb:World_Health_Organization
gptkbp:target	public health interventions
gptkbp:transmission	vector-borne soil-borne zoonotic water-borne
gptkbp:treatment	health education vector control mass drug administration improved sanitation
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Taenia_solium gptkb:Rabies_virus
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6