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Tropical parasitic diseases are still an important epidemiological control problem due to the high level of worldwide morbility and mortality. From the 11 priority diseases in the list of the Tropical Diseases Research (TDX) of the World Health Organization (WHO), 7 of them are parasitic. Apart from these, more than 400 additional parasitic species infect mankind all over the world, with terrifying survivals and intensities. Parasitic diseases have indirect devastating effects over the affected population, essentially children, producing physical and mental underdevelopment.