a chronic infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium leprae. The disease affects the skin, the peripheral nerves, mucosal surfaces of the upper respiratory tract and the eyes.
Rabies
a viral zoonotic disease that causes progressive and fatal inflammation of the brain and spinal cord.
Soil-transmitted helminthiasis
refer to the intestinal worms infecting humans that are transmitted through contaminated soil
Filariasis
a disease caused by a chronic mosquito-borne parasitic infection. Chronic infection can lead to swelling of the extremities, hydroceles, and testicular masses.
Schistosomiasis
an acute and chronic parasitic disease caused by blood flukes (trematode worms) of the genus Schistosoma
