Fundamentals Of Microbiology 10th Edition by Jeffrey Pommerville

Exercise 8

Many of the parasitic diseases described in this chapter, including schistosomiasis, ascariasis, filariasis, trypanosomiasis, leishmaniasis, and some bacterial diseases mentioned in previous chapters, such as trachoma and leprosy, are often considered "neglected diseases." Why do you think these diseases have been somewhat "neglected" by the medical community, especially in the developed world