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American trypanosomiasis and Chagas disease: Sexual transmission
International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2019 Objective: To contribute to the discussion on the research findings indicating the sexual transmission of American trypanosomiasis and Chagas disease in humans.
Clever Gomes +4 more
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Troponin in Chagas disease [PDF]
Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2003 Chagas disease is still a major tropical diseasein Latin America, affecting 16 to 18 million people.About 6 million people are infected with thecausative organism, Trypanosoma cruzi , in Brazil[1]. However, it often remains for decades in itsindeterminate form, symptomless, with tissue injuryin about 30% of the cases, which eventually willevolve to ...
Aras, Roque +6 more
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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 +4 more
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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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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 +2 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 +3 more
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Revista Chilena de Historia Natural, 2021 The source of Darwin’s illness has been a contentious issue in the literature for almost 70 years. Different causal factors have been invoked to account for his symptoms, including Chagas disease.
Carezza Botto-Mahan, Rodrigo Medel
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Scientific ReportsTo 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 +15 more
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Duration of COVID-19 symptoms in children: a longitudinal study in a Rio de Janeiro favela, Brazil
BMJ OpenObjectives 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 +10 more
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Annals of Hepatology, 2017 Background Cirrhosis remains the most frequent liver-related cause of death worldwide and we aimed to evaluate its burden in Brazil from 2000 to 2012.Material and methods The Brazilian National Death Registry was analyzed from 2000 to 2012.
Hugo Perazzo +7 more
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