Value of Electronic Educational Media in Combatting Parasitic Diseases

Abstract

Parasitic diseases have plagued mankind throughout history, and even today parasites continue to cause disease, disability and death in millions of people worldwide. Targeted electronic educational media for bringing awareness to local inhabitants of endemic communities, including public health practitioners, are vital tools in the battle against parasitic diseases.

Keywords: computers and e-learning; control; health education; neglected tropical diseases; parasites; zoonoses.