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Chagas disease in prehistory [PDF]
Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências, 2011 The classical hypothesis proposes that Chagas disease has been originated in the Andean region among prehistoric people when they started domesticating animals, changing to sedentary habits, and adopting agriculture. These changes in their way of life happened nearly 6,000 years ago.
Ferreira, Luiz F. +2 more
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Clinical Microbiology Reviews, 1992 Chagas' disease, caused by Trypanosoma cruzi, is an important cause of morbidity in many countries in Latin America. The important modes of transmission are by the bite of the reduviid bug and blood transfusion. The organism exists in three morphological forms: trypomastigotes, amastigotes, and epimastigotes.
H B, Tanowitz +5 more
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Congenital Chagas Disease in the United States: Cost Savings Through Maternal Screening [PDF]
, 2018 Chagas disease, caused by Trypanosoma cruzi, is transmitted by insect vectors through transfusions, transplants, insect feces in food, and from mother to child during gestation.
Bialek, Stephanie R. +3 more
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Infectious Diseases of Poverty, 2021 Background Chagas disease is endemic in Latin America and, over the last few decades, due to population movements, the disease has spread to other continents. Early diagnosis and treatment are critical in terms of improving outcomes for those living with
María Romay-Barja +4 more
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Electrocardiogram in Chagas disease [PDF]
Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 2018 Since the initial descriptions of Chagas cardiomyopathy (ChCM), the electrocardiography has played a key role in patient evaluations. The diagnostic criterion of chronic ChCM is the presence of characteristic electrocardiographic (ECG) abnormalities in seropositive individuals, regardless of the presence of symptoms.
Brito, Bruno Oliveira de Figueiredo +1 more
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Novel cruzain inhibitors for the treatment of Chagas' disease. [PDF]
, 2012 The protozoan parasite Trypanosoma cruzi, the etiological agent of Chagas' disease, affects millions of individuals and continues to be an important global health concern.
Arkin, Michelle R +6 more
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Frontiers in Medicine, 2023 Diagnosis of Trypanosoma cruzi (T. cruzi) infection in the chronic phase of Chagas disease (CD) is performed by serologic testing. Conventional tests are currently used with very good results but require time, laboratory infrastructure, and expertise ...
Jacqueline Araújo Domingos Iturra +11 more
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Different serological cross-reactivity of Trypanosoma rangeli forms in Trypanosoma cruzi-infected patients sera [PDF]
, 2008 Background American Trypanosomiasis or Chagas disease is caused by Trypanosoma cruzi which currently infects approximately 16 million people in the Americas causing high morbidity and mortality.
de Moraes, Milene H. +7 more
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A protocol update for the Selenium Treatment and Chagasic Cardiomyopathy (STCC) trial
Trials, 2018 Several studies evaluating clinical forms of chronic Chagas disease show that about one-third of patients present cardiac involvement. Heart failure, sudden death and cardioembolic stroke are the main mechanisms of death in Chagas heart disease.
Marcelo Teixeira Holanda +24 more
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Mortality among blood donors seropositive and seronegative for Chagas disease (1996-2000) in São Paulo, Brazil: A death certificate linkage study. [PDF]
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2017 Individuals in the indeterminate phase of Chagas disease are considered to have mortality rates similar to those of the overall population. This study compares mortality rates among blood donors seropositive for Chagas disease and negative controls in ...
Ligia Capuani +7 more
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