These infections are known as the Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs). They are unfamiliar to the developed world, and their names are often difficult to pronounce: filariasis (elephantiasis), onchocerciasis (river blindness), schistosomiasis (bilharzia), and others, particularly intestinal worms.
这些其他的疾病被称作“被忽视的热带病”（NTD）。发达国家对这些疾病知之甚少，其名称通常也比较拗口：丝虫病（象皮病）、盘尾丝虫病（河盲）、血吸虫病（裂体血吸虫病），等等，特别是肠虫病。