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Chagas' Heart Disease [PDF]

Clinical Cardiology, 2000
AbstractChagas' disease is caused by a protozoan parasite, Trypanosoma cruzi, that is transmitted to humans through the feces of infected bloodsucking insects in endemic areas of Latin America, or occasionally by nonvectorial mechanisms, such as blood transfusion.
A, Rassi, A, Rassi, W C, Little
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Current situation and perspectives regarding human Chagas disease in midwestern of the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 2014
Recognising the importance of Chagas disease in Brazil, Bambuí set up epidemiological surveillance for Chagas disease in 1974 and was the first municipality to do so.
Christiane Santos Matos, José Eloy dos Santos Júnior, Fernanda Alvarenga Cardoso Medeiros, Eliana Furtado, João Carlos Pinto Dias   +4 more
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The burden of congenital Chagas disease and implementation of molecular diagnostic tools in Latin America [PDF]

, 2018
It is estimated that between 8000 and 15 000 Trypanosoma cruzi infected babies are born every year to infected mothers in Chagas disease endemic countries. Currently, poor access to and performance of the current diagnostic algorithm, based on microscopy
Cruz, Israel, Katz, Zachary, Ndung'u, Joseph Mathu, Picado, Albert, Redard Jacot, Maël, Schijman, Alejandro Gabriel, Sosa-Estani, Sergio Alejandro, Torrico, Faustino   +7 more
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Chagas' heart disease [PDF]

Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia, 1999
Chagas’ disease is a protozoan infection caused by Trypanosoma cruzi and is mainly acquired by vectorial transmission in endemic areas, when infected excreta of Triatominae bugs are inoculated into the sting site or neighbouring mucous membranes of the victim.
Marin-Neto, José Antonio, Simões, Marcus Vinícius, Sarabanda, Álvaro V. Lima   +2 more
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Identifying Current and Missing Knowledge in the Control of Pyrethroid-Resistant Triatoma Infestans, Vector of Chagas Disease [PDF]

, 2017
Triatomines are blood-sucking bugs that occur mainly in Latin America. They are vectors of Trypanosoma cruzi, the parasite that causes Chagas disease.
Picollo, Maria Ines, Roca Acevedo, Gonzalo   +1 more
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Effect of an exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation program on quality of life of patients with chronic Chagas cardiomyopathy: results from the PEACH randomized clinical trial

Scientific Reports
To investigate the effect of an exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation program on the quality of life (QoL) of patients with chronic Chagas cardiomyopathy (CCC).
Marcelo Carvalho Vieira, Fernanda de Souza Nogueira Sardinha Mendes, Paula Simplício da Silva, Gilberto Marcelo Sperandio da Silva, Flavia Mazzoli-Rocha, Andrea Silvestre de Sousa, Roberto Magalhães Saraiva, Marcelo Teixeira de Holanda, Daniel Arthur Barata Kasal, Henrique Silveira Costa, Juliana Pereira Borges, Michel Silva Reis, Luiz Fernando Rodrigues Junior, Alejandro Marcel Hasslocher-Moreno, Pedro Emmanuel Alvarenga Americano do Brasil, Mauro Felippe Felix Mediano   +15 more
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Duration of COVID-19 symptoms in children: a longitudinal study in a Rio de Janeiro favela, Brazil

BMJ Open
Objectives COVID-19 in children is generally of short duration, but some may take longer to recover. This study investigated the time to symptom resolution following SARS-CoV-2 infection among children in a community setting on the outskirts of an urban ...
Patrícia Brasil, Raquel de Vasconcellos Carvalhaes de Oliveira, Leonardo Bastos, Marilia Carvalho, Fernanda Esthefane Garrides Oliveira, Heloísa Ferreira Pinto Santos, Luana Santana Damasceno, Luiza Sales Franco, Liege Maria Abreu de Carvalho, Trevon Louis Fuller, Lusiele Guaraldo   +10 more
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Feasibility, drug safety, and effectiveness of etiological treatment programs for Chagas disease in Honduras, Guatemala, and Bolivia: 10-year experience of Médecins Sans Frontières [PDF]

, 2009
BACKGROUND: Chagas disease (American trypanosomiasis) is a zoonotic or anthropozoonotic disease caused by the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi. Predominantly affecting populations in poor areas of Latin America, medical care for this neglected disease is often
Oliver Yun, M. Angeles Lima, Tom Ellman, Wilma Chambi, Sandra Castillo, Laurence Flevaud, Paul Roddy, Fernando Parreño, Pedro Albajar Viñas, Pedro Pablo Palma, Ricardo E. Gürtler, JHF Remme, R Tarleton, L Villa, P Roddy, AL de Andrade, S Sosa Estani, E Segura, M Zaidenberg, RE Gürtler, RE Gürtler, JR Coura, S Sosa-Estani, JP Chippaux, JR Coura, JR Cançado, CD Fernandes, ML Streiger, AG Schijman, S Sosa-Estani, AO Luquetti, F Guhl, S Sosa-Estani, G Guillén, GA Schmuñis, A Valencia   +35 more
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Natural Products as Geroprotective Modulators in Diabetic Nephropathy: A Mechanistic Framework Integrating Aging Hallmarks and the AMPK–SIRT1–Nrf2 Axis

Aging and Cancer, EarlyView.
Natural products target the aging kidney in diabetic nephropathy by restoring the AMPK–SIRT1–Nrf2 axis, reducing oxidative stress, inflammation, fibrosis, and cellular senescence while enhancing mitochondrial biogenesis and antioxidant defenses.
Sherif Hamidu, Latif Adams, Eunice Ampem‐Danso, Justice Kumi, Abigail Aning, Fatima Hamidu, Mustapha Abdul Mumin Mohammed, Ayuba Nii Darku Ankrah, Seth Kwabena Amponsah   +8 more
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Chagas Disease and Heart Failure: An Expanding Issue Worldwide

European Cardiology Review, 2019
Chagas disease, originally a South American endemic health problem, is expanding worldwide because of people migration. Its main impact is on the cardiovascular system, producing myocardial damage that frequently results in heart failure.
Felipe Martinez, Eduardo Perna, Sergio V Perrone, Alvaro Sosa Liprandi   +3 more
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