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Chagas disease.

The Lancet, 2018
Chagas disease is an anthropozoonosis from the American continent that has spread from its original boundaries through migration. It is caused by the protozoan Trypanosoma cruzi, which was identified in the first decade of the 20th century. Once acute infection resolves, patients can develop chronic disease, which in up to 30-40% of cases is ...
J. Pérez-Molina, I. Molina
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Chagas Disease

The Lancet, 2010
Chagas disease is a chronic, systemic, parasitic infection caused by the protozoan Trypanosoma cruzi, and was discovered in 1909. The disease affects about 8 million people in Latin America, of whom 30-40% either have or will develop cardiomyopathy, digestive megasyndromes, or both.
Anis, Rassi   +2 more
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American Trypanosomiasis (Chagas Disease).

Infectious Disease Clinics of North America, 2019
American trypanosomiasis is caused by a parasite endemic of the Americas. Current migration has globalized Chagas disease. Acute infection usually resolves spontaneously. Nonetheless, 20% to 40% develop cardiomyopathy 20 to 30 years later. Progression to
L. E. Echeverría, Carlos A. Morillo
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Detection of Chagas Disease from the ECG: The George B. Moody PhysioNet Challenge 2025

International Conference on Computing in Cardiology
Objective: Chagas disease is a parasitic infection that is endemic to South America, Central America, and, more recently, the U.S., primarily transmitted by insects.
Matthew A. Reyna   +13 more
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Carlos Chagas and Chagas' Disease

The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 1977
Few medical eponyms deserve perpetuation. Their origin often is obscure, their validity dubious, and the honor (if it be an honor) frequently undeserved. Not so for Chagas' disease. The reason American trypanosomiasis is better known throughout the world by its eponym is recorded in these words of Miguel Couto (who was described as the best Brazilian ...
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A deadly feast: Elucidating the burden of orally acquired acute Chagas disease in Latin America - Public health and travel medicine importance.

Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease, 2020
Over the past two decades, several countries in Latin American, particularly Brazil, Venezuela, and Colombia, have experienced multiple outbreaks of oral Chagas disease.
C. Franco-Paredes   +7 more
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Trypanocidal treatment of Chagas disease.

Enfermedades Infecciosas y Microbiologia Clinica, 2020
Chagas disease is a neglected parasitosis caused by the protozoan parasite Trypanosoma cruzi. This infection is present in most Latin American countries, although, due to migratory movements, it is a growing cause for concern in non-endemic countries ...
J. Pérez-Molina   +3 more
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CHAGAS' DISEASE

Infectious Disease Clinics of North America, 1994
Chagas' disease is one of the most important public health problems in South America and Mexico. Migrations from rural areas into urban zones have contributed to the spread of the disease. The main targets of the disease within the body are the heart, the alimentary tract, and the nervous system.
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Chagas disease in Mexico

Parasitology Today, 1988
Mexico - the northernmost country of Latin America - has long been thought to have an unusually low prevalence of Chagas disease compared with other Latin American countries. This has seemed unusual because of the large number of vector species and subspecies reported from the country, and the social and ecological conditions that seem to parallel ...
P M, Salazar Schettino   +2 more
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