Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, USA.
Int J Infect Dis. 2010 Sep;14(9):e732-8. doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2009.11.036. Epub 2010 Apr 15.
Intestinal parasite infections have been known to compromise the quality of human life since prehistoric times. Throughout the ages, human civilizations have fought against parasitism, including intestinal parasites. During the second half of the last century, the focus of disease-combating efforts moved to other imminent public health issues, under the notion that the fight against infectious diseases had been won. However, the disease incidence data indicate that these diseases continue to wreak havoc on human productivity across the globe. Lately, chemotherapeutic intervention has been stressed for the control of intestinal parasitic infections. In this paper we evaluate the need for a holistic approach to address this issue and make recommendations for this cause.
从史前时代开始，肠道寄生虫感染就被认为会降低人类生活的质量。纵观历史，人类文明一直在与寄生虫作斗争，包括肠道寄生虫。在上个世纪后半叶，人们认为传染病的斗争已经取得了胜利，因此将疾病防治工作的重点转移到了其他迫在眉睫的公共卫生问题上。然而，疾病发病率数据表明，这些疾病仍然在破坏着全球人类的生产力。最近，人们强调化疗干预是控制肠道寄生虫感染的一种手段。在本文中，我们评估了采用整体方法解决这一问题的必要性，并为此提出了建议。
