Chagas Disease: From Discovery to a Worldwide Health Problem

Chagas Disease: From Discovery to a Worldwide Health Problem

Carlos Chagas discovered American trypanosomiasis, also named Chagas disease (CD) in his honor, just over a century ago. He described the clinical aspects of the disease, characterized by its etiological agent (Trypanosoma cruzi) and identified its insect vector. Initially, CD occurred only in Latin...

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Main Authors: Kárita Cláudia Freitas Lidani, Fabiana Antunes Andrade, Lorena Bavia, Flávia Silva Damasceno, Marcia Holsbach Beltrame, Iara J. Messias-Reason, Thaisa Lucas Sandri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Public Health
Subjects:
Chagas disease
epidemiology
Trypanosoma cruzi
Chagas cardiomyopathy
neglected disease
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpubh.2019.00166/full

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