| dc.description.abstract | Control and prevention of parasitic disease depends on an adequate knowledge of interactions
among factors such as human behavior, the environment, and the life cycles of
parasites. Sociocultural factors in large part determine transmission and persistence of
parasites. The main determinants are poverty, low educational level, deficiencies in
home technologies, high demographic density, and ruralism. Selected interventions
designed to improve any of these situations may fail if they are applied in an isolated
manner. The holistic implementation of interventions has proved successful in the control
and prevention of parasitic infections in several parts of the world. The implementation
of several kinds of interventions simultaneously, that is, a holistic approach,
combined with an awareness of a society's infrastructure, can produce favorable results.
For such an awareness—when it provokes action—can improve the overall quality of
life. | |
