Chagas disease: Current perspectives on a forgotten disease

Chagas disease is a parasitic zoonosis caused by Trypanosoma cruzi, a protozoan whose transmission to humans is primarily vector-borne. It is estimated that 6–8 million people worldwide are infected and that 65–100 million people are at risk of becoming infected. Its clinical spectrum is very broad....

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Main Authors: D.-A. Álvarez-Hernández, G.-A. Franyuti-Kelly, R. Díaz-López-Silva, A.-M. González-Chávez, D. González-Hermosillo-Cornejo, R. Vázquez-López
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Permanyer 2018-07-01
Series:Revista Médica del Hospital General de México
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0185106316301123